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(So are IBM Mainframes)
It doesn't matter which Mac computer (Running Mountain Lion) or iDevice you use the same data is there, seamlessly.
I can work on a document on my laptop, turn to my desktop and it's there, or I can work on a document at home, visit somebody, open the laptop and it's there.
This is NOT restricted to Apple software, it works with any software, although I wouldn't use it for very large files especially with a slow internet connection, although I have put 100Mb images in the cloud for testing purposes.
Change or add a bookmark, calendar entry, address book entry or note etc. and it's instantly updated on all my Apple devices. Faster than I can move from one device to the other. You CAN store data 'in the cloud' but the main purpose is document synchronisation, which it does seamlessly and without a glitch.
I wouldn't normally 'send' data to an external person or organisation via the iCloud, because as it stands you would have to share your Apple Log in details with them.
IF BIG IF I bought an iPad (or any other Mac running Mountain Lion), the instant I entered my Apple ID, all my Bookmarks, Notes, Calendar entries, eMail, Contact details and some other stuff, if I ask for it, will automatically appear on the new device, just like that. And the moment I remove my Apple ID it will all evaporate from the device, poof gone.
Drop box doesn't do that.
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Robert.