How long are iCloud backups kept for?

It's a straightforward question which I've been unable to find an answer to as of yet.
Also, can historic iCloud backups be transferred to a windows PC or mac?
Thanks

No, the documention (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766) says that when you restore from an iCloud backup "You will see the three most recent backups for each of the devices on which you enabled Backup". At least, that's what the documentation says; I've never restored from an iCloud backup so I can't say if that's accurate or not.

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