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Originally Posted by Teknikal
Cloud is a terrible idea for media, yet they keep pushing it.
I do think it has uses like syncing settings/bookmarks and as a backup for smaller files but it will never be a valid replacement for local storage.
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Cloud is a terrible (or, at least, annoying) idea for media to live on. If you aren't near a Wi-Fi connection, or it goes down for some reason, you lose access. Think Netflix when your Internet connection goes down. Don't get me wrong, I have and enjoy Netflix. It just is a PITA when there are connectivity problems.
Cloud is great for back-ups and syncing. And believe me, I was a cloud doubter. Then I discovered the wonders of syncing multiple devices. Setting up new devices easily from cloud back-ups.
They just need to keep it so you can store locally what you want to view/use offline and keep the cloud there for what it does do well.