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Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by Mikeb85 on Monday October 20, 2014 @11:20AM (#8482517)
> Google isn't even trying (it's web only- the equivalent of iCloud.com without the numbers, pages and keynote apps for mobile and desktop.) That's not a slam on google, the web is what google does. It's just the closest competitor.

Really? Google syncs docs, photos, music, and all sorts of stuff from mobile devices. They have a Drive desktop client (for PC and Mac).

And you say it doesn't have the equivalent of Numbers, Pages, or Keynote, but they do. It just so happens that there's a web client for all your word processing, spreadsheet and presentation needs in Google-land (with very cool features like simultaneous multi-user editing and Javascript scripting with a script repository).

Anyhow, Google does have equivalents to what you listed, they work great, not sure about iCloud (don't use it), just wanted to clear that up.

Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by a_c_s on Monday October 20, 2014 @11:58AM (#8482780)
You missed the key word: "numbers, pages and keynote APPS". The parent's point is that Google doesn't have an offline version of their productivity suite, so they aren't trying to do the same thing Apple is.
Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by kukkukb on Monday October 20, 2014 @11:56PM (#8485834)
Yes they do: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=google%20docs&hl=en

Docs, Sheets and Slides are all APPS now, with real-time syncing

Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by Mikeb85 on Monday October 20, 2014 @12:19PM (#8482931)
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2375012?hl=en

Jus sayin'...

Browser based doesn't mean online-only...

Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by emu on Monday October 20, 2014 @12:19PM (#8482930)
Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by MCRed on Monday October 20, 2014 @01:01PM (#8483172)
When your spreadsheet is a web app, you don't need to sync. Because there is no native app to sync to.

That's a whole lot easier than figuring out how to do sync.

Re:Please don't make us use iCloud anymore by Mikeb85 on Monday October 20, 2014 @03:44PM (#8484075)
Really? So websites just magically sync data? This is news. And here I am messing with databases n shit....