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Tag: ["Admin", "Computer", "Apple", "Cloud"]
Date: 2021-08-10
DocType: "Product"
Hierarchy: "NonRoot"
TimeStamp: 2021-08-03
ProductType: "IT"
SourceLink: "https://icloud.com"
PriceValue: "Average"

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Parent:: [[Storage and Syncing]]

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```button
name Edit Product parameters
type command
action MetaEdit: Run MetaEdit
id EditMetaData
```
^button-iCloudMDEdit

```button
name Save
type command
action Save current file
id Save
```
^button-iCloudSave

 

# iCloud

 

```ad-abstract
title: Summary
collapse: open
Overview of iCloud, Apple's proprietary Cloud service.
```

 

```toc
style: number
```

 

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### Characteristics

 

Criteria | Rating | Observation
---------|-------- | -----------
_**Security**_ | <mark style="background:orange">weak</mark> | known backdoors though 3rd-party software
_**Privacy**_ | <mark style="background:orange">weak</mark> | known breaches from Apple
_**Service Integration**_ | <mark style="background:green">strong</mark> | Integration with full Apple environment cross-devices
_**User Exp**_ | <mark style="background:green">strong</mark> | Easy-to-use service with Apple products
_**Pricing**_ | <mark style="background:yellow;color:black">average</mark> | Within the market

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### Dependent Services

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1. Apple Calendar (Apple native)
2. Bear
3. Cardhop
4. NetNewsWire
5. Spark
6. Shortcuts (Apple native)
7. Apple Pay (Apple native)
8. Keychain (Apple native)

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### Pricing

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[Apple pricing page](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201238)

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Storage space | price p.m.
:---------------:|:----------------:
_**5G**_ | Free
_**50G**_ | £0.79
_**200G**_ | £2.49
_**2T**_ | £6.99

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### Further steps

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- [x] Reduce dependency to iCloud

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