>Sadly, iCloud only supports Apple devices (which is understandable) but that means that it will never be what it aspires to be. iCloud is unpractical and reserved for the Mac addict that never touches any other computer.

Don't know if I'm missing some subtlety here, but I've got iCloud running happily on my Windows PC. Details on how to do are on the Apple website - http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.html