Apple has taken the unusual step of pre-announcing a broad push into online services, as it seeks to reinforce its consumer gadgets with a stronger presence in the “cloud” services on which they increasingly rely.
The US consumer technology company also broke with normal practice by revealing that Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave since January, would appear publicly next week as part of the announcement of what it dubbed the iCloud.
The state of Mr Jobs’ health has often become a subject of fevered speculation ahead of Apple events, and the question of his presence has in some cases overshadowed the products.
您已閱讀26%（623字），剩餘74%（1788字）包含更多重要資訊，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，並享受更多專屬服務。