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Why iCloud Fails: The Category Mistake of Cloud Synchronization

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Main Author:	Borrill, Paul
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing Operating Systems
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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