IPhoto resolution of shared photos on idevice and on PC

Hi all,
Would 1st off like to wish everyone a very happy new year!
I've spent a lot of time searching for the answer to this issue and there seems to lots of conflicting information out there..
My apologies if this has been discussed here before.
I read that all photos shared through photostream are all scaled down to a "device optimized resolution". I have also read that the same shared photo stream on a PC has the full resolution photos. However the tests that I have done don't seem to support this. Does anyone have more information on what resolution is used for photos shared on a iPad, iPhone and also a PC. According to my tests, a photo taken with a camera (not built in one) and imported into photos and photostream will have the resolution reduced quite significantly across all devices - including the shared photo stream on my PC. Photos taken using the iphone/iPad camera are also reduced in size, however appear on my PC photostream with a different ( also lower resolution).
All very confusing. Other than emailing a photo is there anyway of sharing it with a friend/family member yet while maintaining the full resolution?
Furthermore What I can't understand is why would Apple offer the ability to order photo prints directly from iPhoto up to the size of a large poster and yet reduce the resolution of the photo so much that it's barely possible to get a decent 6x4 inch print made?!?!
Any further information and insight to apples strange crippling of photos would be greatly appreciated because as it is currently implemented it makes absolutely no sense to me.
Many thanks,
P.

Here is the recent support document on Photo Stream Sharing:
iCloud: iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5902
Which photo and video formats and sizes does iCloud Photo Sharing support?
iCloud Photo Sharing supports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and most RAW photo formats. When shared, photos taken with standard point-and-shoot cameras, SLR cameras, or iOS devices will have up to 2048 pixels on the long edge. Panoramic photos can be up to 5400 pixels wide.
iCloud Photo Sharing supports both MP4 and QuickTime video file types, and H.264 and MPEG-4 Video file formats. Videos can be up to 5 minutes in length and are delivered at up to 720p resolution.
My observations:
Photos taken on my iPhone will sync to my Mac in the original resolution of 3264 × 2448 (8,0 MP).
Photos taken on my iPad 3 will also sync to my Mac in the original resolution of 2592 × 1936 (5,0 MP)
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Don't give up too soon.
How do you access the HD from both Mac and PC?
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I am one of those who migrated from the PC to this wonderfull world of the Mac. So please excuse my PC based way of thinking.
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