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A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service...

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…

  • LaggyKar@programming.devEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    This is an extra service they don’t have to offer.

    No, they could let you use someone else’s service instead, but they’ve chosen to block that.

    you can back it up to your computer as well

    According to the article you literally can’t

    Although based on the comments there, the article may be wrong on that point

    • 4am@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Amazon Photos works. Dropbox works. NextCloud works. What service are they blocking?

      • AProfessional@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        iCloud backup is core to the OS, all user settings and app data is there. You can manually do it on a Mac apparently but no other service.

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        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.

        According to the suit

    • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      You can still do backups to your desktop like you used to do, it’s just not usually necessary.