The Problem With iCloud
Apple’s goal is clearly not to build a cross-platform syncing solution for others to build their businesses on top of. Their goal is to make their own platform better and easier to use. But those limitations are absolutely something developers have to think very hard about, because if their application could evolve into something greater than just an iOS or OS X application, they’re stuck if they choose the fork in the road labeled “iCloud.”
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If you are using Core Data you already have troubles and iCloud doesn't add more. If you're not using Core Data and are using iCloud right now (i.e. not iOS6 or Mountain Lion) then your store is simple enough to make portable really easily. If you are planning on using iCloud for something more complex then you're probably deploying too early since iOS6 and Mountain Lion aren't out and can plan already to make it easy to use on other systems like DropBox. (And you probably should)
"If you are using Core Data you already have troubles and iCloud doesn't add more. If you're not using Core Data and are using iCloud right now (i.e. not iOS6 or Mountain Lion) then your store is simple enough to make portable really easily. If you are planning on using iCloud for something more complex then you're probably deploying too early since iOS6 and Mountain Lion aren't out."
Methinks you are completely and utterly missing Kyle Baxter's point here. It's not about the ease of integrating iCloud. (And for the purposes of development, 10.8 and iOS6 are close enough that "too early" isn't really the issue either.)
Michael's short snippet should be enough, but if you still don't see the point after re-reading it, read Baxter's entire post.
Yeah - got it wrong. Apologies. I hadn't read the original when I posted. (Sorry - dumb mistake. Usually I'm not *that* guy)
