Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud’s 5GB limit::A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service…

  • @reddig33
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    1311 months ago

    This is a stupid lawsuit. You can back up your phone locally using iTunes and Finder and the new device app on Windows. You can also back it up using third party software. No one is forcing you to use iCloud.

    • @CM400
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      611 months ago

      You get a free computer with purchase of an iPhone? Neat!

      • Optional
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        611 months ago

        What’s a “computer”?

      • @reddig33
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        411 months ago

        You get a free backup to the cloud with purchase of a computer? Neat!

        You get a free external backup drive with the purchase of a computer? Neat!

      • Jesus
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        111 months ago

        Y’all realize that paying for a backup device has been a thing since the dawn of computing, right?

        It doesn’t matter if the hard drive is in my house, or in a server farm. Someone is going to sell me the space.

        • @CM400
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          411 months ago

          I was just trying to point out that not everyone has a computer they can “just” backup to.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      Seems the issue is what you can back up on the phone and where

      Apple nevertheless arbitrarily requires that its mobile device holders use iCloud to back up certain file types—mainly, device settings as well as apps and apps data (“Restricted Files”). With respect to other file types—e.g., photos and videos (“Accessible Files”)—Apple mobile device holders can select from other cloud-based storage providers servicing the market, including Google Drive, Sync.com, pCloud, and others.

    • @[email protected]
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      -111 months ago

      Many services depends on iCloud to work. Message sync and sharing Notes for instance. If your backups are taking up all your storage these things stop working right. It’s dumb.

      • @IamAnonymous
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        11 months ago

        Messages sync without being on iCloud backup.