> a shared family calendar has been a holy grail for my family for a while now
Out of curiosity, what's wrong with clicking the "Share" button on an iCal, sorry, iCloud Calendar? My family (incl those on Windows) finds this works well.
I suppose nothing other than I didn't know that existed. I'd fall back on the old "I like owning my data," but I will take ease of setup for a company I trust. So, looking in to that tonight.