iCloud is here, but

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The long overdue and awaited by apple fans, iCloud is finally useful. Problem is, you still need to jump over obstacles for full reliable use. The iCloud now accepts all kind of files and offers 5GB free. Anything more and you will need to pay; pay way more than the competition with less features. For starters, there is no stand alone client on mac, PC or even iPhone. You can only upload using the browser interface which is great but not for a serious backing up purpose. Support and possibly a stand alone app is promised in the upcoming OSX 10.10.

The prices are as follow:

australia flag
Australia
AUD $1.29 $4.99 $12.99 $24.99
canada flag
Canada
CAD $0.99 $3.99 $9.99 $19.99
china flag
China
CNY ¥6 ¥25 ¥68 ¥138
denmark flag
Denmark
DKK 7 kr 29 kr 69 kr 139 kr

Euro2, 4
Euro 0.99 € 3.99 € 9.99 € 19.99 €
hong kong flag
Hong Kong
HKD HK$ 8 HK$ 28 HK$ 78 HK$ 158
iceland flag
Iceland3, 4
USD $1.24 $5.01 $12.54 $25.09
india flag
India
INR Rs 60 Rs 250 Rs 600 RS 1200
indonesia flag
Indonesia
IDR Rp 12000 Rp 45000 Rp 119000 Rp 229000
israel flag
Israel
ILS NIS 3.50 NIS 13.90 NIS 34.90 NIS 69.90
japan flag
Japan
JPY ¥100 ¥400 ¥1200 ¥2400
mexico flag
Mexico
MXN $12 $49 $129 $249
new zealand flag
New Zealand
NZD $1.29 $4.99 $12.99 $24.99
norway flag
Norway4
NOK 8 kr 29 kr 79 kr 149 kr
russia flag
Russia
RUB 39 p. 149 p. 379 p. 749 p.
saudi arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
SAR SR 3.69 SR 14.99 SR 36.99 SR 74.99
singapore flag
Singapore
SGD S$ 1.28 S$ 4.98 S$ 12.98 S$ 24.98
south africa flag
South Africa4
ZAR R11.99 R49.99 R119.99 R249.99
sweden flag
Sweden
SEK 9 kr 35 kr 89 kr 179 kr
switzerland flag
Switzerland4
CHF CHF 1 CHF 4 CHF 10 CHF 20
taiwan flag
Taiwan
TWD NT$ 30 NT$ 120 NT$ 300 NT$ 590
turkey flag
Turkey
TRY 1.99 TL 7.99 TL 19.99 TL 39.99 TL
united arab emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
AED AED 3.69 AED 14.99 AED 36.99 AED 74.99
UK flag
United Kingdom
GBP £0.79 £2.99 £6.99 £14.99
USA flag
United States
USD $0.99 $3.99 $9.99 $19.99

As you can see, getting a 1TB is allot cheaper on Dropbox, OneDrive and even Google Drive. I cant read the future but if apple wants to fulfill the late Steve Job’s wish of killing dropbox then they will need to do something more, way more and at affordable prices considering the cloud war is raging. Let me know what you all think.