Sadly, Disney Won't Be Present In iCloud-Land
by Joe White
June 3, 2011
Bob Iger confirmed yesterday that The Walt Disney Company will not be part of Apple's iCloud launch.
Speaking with Kara Swisher, the CEO confirmed that the company will not be "part of the Apple iCloud launch next Monday." As paraphrased by All Things Digital, Iger did share his thoughts on cloud-based services in general:
Ability to have your content online, accessible all in one place, that’s a better user experience. Believe that impediments to people buying things include storage: You don’t have room on your hard drive to store all this stuff, and you don’t want to throw it out.Iger also noted that, while the company has been a fervent supporter of board member Steve Jobs' new technologies (his company was one of the first supporters of the iPod video, back when it launched), The Walt Disney Company doesn't have a "special relationship" with Apple. He added: “We’ve not said yes to everything that Apple’s wanted, and vice versa." While we're not entirely sure what iCloud will offer when it launches (or even when exactly it will launch, for that matter), it was previously speculated that the cloud-based service would support video, pictures and other documents, along with music. If the service allows users to stream movies and TV shows online to iOS devices or computers, Apple will need to sign a deal with even more companies. And as we already know, getting four music labels on board cost a small fortune. We'll keep you posted on the status of iCloud. In the meantime, check out the appropriate section of our Web resource to read the other iCloud-related rumors we've published. And let us know your thoughts on the upcoming service in the comments. You can check out Bob Iger's D9 interview with Kara Swisher by heading over to All Things Digital's website.
