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Q: Apple iCloud Drive iOS app?

This is more of a statement than a question. I can't believe Apple would create "iCloud Drive" and not release an app to go with it. Cloud storage is important to any technology company given the year is 2015 (pretty much) and people don't stroll around with floppy disks and USB drives anymore. I can't upload longer movies and videos to iCloud Drive as there isn't really a decent app to play them back... iPhoto and iMovie won't accept movies longer than 5 minutes. I can't even open a PDF I have saved to my iCloud Drive easily. That is ridiculous, for Apple. I'm willing to pay monthly for this service and yet I'm forced to continue using Dropbox when I'd rather use an official Apple service but at this point Dropbox kicks iCloud Drive's *** by a long shot. I'm hoping Apple fixes this soon and releases an app that has PDF and playback support like Dropbox does. Don't think it is really the best idea to be last in the cloud storage race, especially when there is loads of money to be made, for Apple!

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.2, Plus iPad... any iDevice!

Posted on Dec 22, 2014 2:42 PM

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Dec 22, 2014 3:11 PM in response to cjbkr
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    Dec 22, 2014 3:11 PM in response to cjbkr

    Movies should be placed in iTunes and pdf's can be opened in a pdf reader that supports iCloud, simples hey.

  • by cjbkr,

    cjbkr cjbkr Dec 22, 2014 3:25 PM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Dec 22, 2014 3:25 PM in response to Winston Churchill

    No, not simple because the point is it isn't like Apple to do something half assed. If you're going to advertise and release cloud storage I shouldn't need to put files in 100 different places and download 100 different individual apps to open them. Like Dropbox it should be everything in ONE place. Why does Google, Microsoft and Dropbox provide this yet Apple, of all companies, doesn't? it's just not like Apple to be in last place, especially not when it comes to something as relevant and important as cloud storage.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Dec 22, 2014 3:33 PM in response to cjbkr
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    Dec 22, 2014 3:33 PM in response to cjbkr

    If you like to access all your files in one place then use one of the other services, but if you think you can open a file without an appropriate app on any system, I think you might be in for a shock.