iCloud gets properly integrated into the Mac with OS X Mountain Lion
16/02/2012 |
Apple released a developer preview for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion today, and it finally makes the Mac an equal iCloud citizen, alongside the iPhone and iPad. Previously, iCloud could be enabled as a sync tool for OS X, and a way to re-download iTunes content, but versions of apps like iWork for Mac weren’t updated to take advantage of Documents in the Cloud.
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