iWork gets SaaS-y with Documents in the Cloud

Apple detailed its cloud service and released some new features that begin to rival Google Docs and Microsoft 365. Say hello to Apple's new Documents in the Cloud feature that lets you sync documents in the cloud and share them across devices.

If you are editing on the iPad, you can save the doc to the cloud and open it on the iPhone. It will even remember the slide or page that you were working on. It's compatible with Pages, Numbers and Keynote and is already available in the versions Apple just released last week.

Documents in the Cloud will work across iOS devices and Macs/PCs. Apple will also release a set of APIs for developers so that third-party developers can use this cloud storage system. The only thing missing is a web interface for editing, which Apple did not mention in its WWDC presentation.

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Johnq

Has anyone seen how the iCloud document sharing is supposed to work where there are multiple users sharing an Apple ID?

When you share an Apple ID all users get the same APPS, Music, and Books available to them from a "consolidated library", and you can decide which of the items you want. The Library has both The Beastie Boys and Vagner, and I can sync either or both.

The way Document Sharing was described it was all "Automatic" and I think it was based on Apple ID. Now on the surface it would seem that EVERYONE using the Apple ID will get ALL of the documents. This isn't quite so desirable for lots of people. Document syncing might be better handled using a users email address for example.

June 07 2011 at 10:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Thom

Whatever happened to iWork.com?

June 06 2011 at 4:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

henryhbk

Why would anyone care if the currently shipping versions of iWork apps support this feature, when the iCloud feature itself isn't even out yet?

June 06 2011 at 3:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Krishan Bhanot

What 'key data' they'll allow you to sync? Does that mean my GTD app will sync using it or does it mean I can upload a word or excel document to it?

June 06 2011 at 3:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Publius

If I understood it correctly (and this stuff admittedly makes my head hurt), then there are iCloud API's that developers can utilize for their applications. So that means (I think) that it's up to developers to make use of those application programming interfaces if they choose to, or not. So if the folks that make your GTD app enable this, then the app will be able to sync in the cloud. Again, that's the way I understood it, and I don't understand much.

June 06 2011 at 3:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pbergsen

I hope they don't ditch iDisk because this is basically useless as an iDisk replacement as it is limited to iWork apps and I usually use Office and pdf.

June 06 2011 at 3:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply