Apple News, Analysis and Podcasts

  With news that Apple’s North Carolina data center is about to open soon, we have wonder what are they up too? More rumors are coming out that Apple may be building a second identical data center right next to the first as well. That will be a lot of servers that Apple can use for some sort of cloud based product or products. Are they bring iTunes to the cloud or Dropbox type service to MobileMe? What about bring Time Machine online, which could be like carbonate.com?
  More rumors are floating around about Apple buying Facebook. Could this be the big purchase that Steve is talking about? Facebook already has a datacenter in Oregon, so they don’t need to move it to NorthCarolina, but Facebook could be tightly integrated into iTunes and Ping. There are many privacy concerns when it comes to Facebook and the user generated content that Apple could solve if they purchase Facebook. With 500 million users, that is a lot of potential iOS and Mac customers. My guess is Apple is looking at securing a better user experience with Facebook for iOS and Mac users. It may mean buying a large stake in the company, but not buying outright. This would keep Apple’s options open if another site comes along to de-thrown Facebook.
  Adding both of these rumors up, I think Apple is planning some major cloud based announcements in the next six months. It may be a major upgrade to MobileMe, or a series of upgrades to a number of different products like iTunes and iWork.com. Either way, I believe Apple is taking a big step into the cloud.

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