Apple Demotes PC to "Just a Device" With iCloud

“Keeping these devices in sync is driving us crazy. We have a great solution for this problem. We are going to demote the PC to just be a device. We are going to move the digital hub, the center of your digital life, into the cloud. Everything happens automatically and there is nothing new to learn.” — Apple CEO Steve Jobs

The ailing Apple CEO reported for duty to announce iCloud in a keynote address Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, where he also previewed Lion OS X and iOS 5.

The highly anticipated iCloud, a wireless data syncing service that offers five free GB of storage and will match non-iTunes content for $25/year, replaces Apple's now-scrapped MobileMe subscription storage service, which Jobs admitted "wasn't our finest hour."

More on the WWDC product announcements in Apple's videos below.

Lion OS X: "Get a closer look at OS X Lion, the world's most advanced desktop operating system. With features like Mission Control, Launchpad, full-screen apps, and new gestures, OS X Lion takes Mac further than ever."

iOS 5: "Get a closer look at a few of the over 200 features that make iOS 5 the best update yet for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch."

Here's how Jobs introduced iCloud:

PBS, meanwhile, looked at the privacy issues that may challenge consumers concerned about privacy issues and iCloud: