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Originally Posted by HarryT
Why isn't it a good idea? I mean, obviously one should not ONLY store them in the Cloud (you should have them backed up on your PC, too), but what's the problem with Cloud storage as a mechanism to facilitate easy downloading?
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I'm not a big fan of it either. Personally, I think they will get everyone used to the idea of storing things there and then start charging for it. In addition to that, Amazon knows quite enough about me from when I visit, comment or buy things there. They don't need to know that I might be buying things somewhere else and when I do, I'm sure as heck not going to "store" them on their little cloud. Let them guess whether or not I shop elsewhere for books.
Just as an example, right now they don't have a lot of insight into whether or not SCRIBD is a popular model--why? Because I don't read SCRIBD books on my kindle. I'd actually like to, but that is a different story. The point I'm trying to make (probably badly) is that data is valuable and I don't wish to give that data away just because they have a convenient cloud.