From iTools to iCloud: Apple's first foray into Software as a Service
Before iCloud became the backbone of the Apple ecosystem, it spent more than a decade evolving through three distinct services: iTools, .Mac, and MobileMe. iTools, as part of Mac OS 9 | Image Credit: Matt J Fuller If you've got an iPhone , you've got an iCloud account. Sure, you might only have the base account, but you're still signed up for it. And for most of us, we probably actively engage with iCloud to some degree. After all, iCloud is what Apple uses to store your Messages, Photos, Notes, Contacts, and software backups, and it powers Find My . Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Before iCloud became the backbone of the Apple ecosystem, it spent more than a decade evolving through three distinct services: iTools, .Mac, and MobileMe. iTools, as part of Mac OS 9 | Image Credit: Matt J Fuller If you've got an iPhone , you've got an iCloud account. Sure, you might only have the base account, but you're still signed up for it. And for most of us, we probably actively engage with iCloud to some degree. After all, iCloud is what Apple uses to store your Messages, Photos, Notes, Contacts, and software backups, and it powers Find My . Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Before iCloud became the backbone of the Apple ecosystem, it spent more than a decade evolving through three distinct services: iTools, .Mac, and MobileMe.
iTools, as part of Mac OS 9 | Image Credit: Matt J Fuller If you've got an iPhone , you've got an iCloud account.
Sure, you might only have the base account, but you're still signed up for it.
Why it matters
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