Syncing with multiple computer on iOS 5

Ok am I doing something wrong here or did I expect something amazing from Apple for no reason?  You know how if you try to upload something to your iPhone on a different computer you would have to erase your phone and set the other computer as a new library or whatever.  So with iOS5 I was under the assumption that they changed it so now you can backup to the cloud storage and sync with multiple computers, meaning you can upload music to your iPhone (mp3's on the computer itself, not iTunes purchases) without having to erase your phone.  So what's the deal here?  I just re-installed Windows 7, it's going to be a pain having to erase everything and re-upload everything all over again.

The "deal" is the same as always. You can't expect something "amazing" from Microsoft as in not having to reinstall Windows on a regular basis. Why do you accept having to do that?
When having to reinstall Windows which is a regular occurance with that swiss cheese for secuirty OS, you need to update your computer's backup which should include your iTunes library along with all other important data such as documents, photos, etc. You need to de-authorize your computer with your iTunes account with iTunes before doing so followed by re-authorizing your computer and restoring your iTunes library from your computer's backup along with all other important data after doing so.

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