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Which is the Master?

Asutten

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I have iPhone, IPad and PC. When syncing to iCloud, which is the "master" device? I ask because I have separate contacts, bookmarks, etc on each and for now I'm keeping them separate by having the correct toggles turned off. BUT if I wanted to get them all on the same page, which page would they be on? The iPhone, the iPad or the PC? Is there a way to tell each machine "sync to IPhone" for example.
 

impaler

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None of the above devices are the master. As Steve Jobs explained at iCloud's unveiling, "The truth is in the cloud". They've done away with a device being the master, and now the cloud is the master. Changes from any device connected to iCloud are 'store and save'. So if you update a contact, it's stored in the cloud, then pushed to all devices. Easier approach than the old MobileMe/.Mac standard of syncing....keeping track of what device has the latest data was a complete nightmare.
 

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