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If I need a cloud, I'll build one myself on top of OwnCloud, or use a Synology NAS, so I know for sure that the subscription costs won't go from $2 to $12 a month or something stupid like that. My webhost, which rose from €2.50 a month including tax for the cheapest package in 2004, to €4.99 excluding tax (€6.04 effectively) is quite enough. I even think it's ridiculous I needed to go and get my own domain, as my internet provider is *still* stuck in the 90's with regard to e-mail; the inbox is 100 MB, and the maximum attachment size is 5MB. That'll explode when my mom sends me some pictures, these days. And if it's not about money, it's about availability. I won't put any time and effort, or start to rely on something of which I don't know if it will be there next week. (Yes, I know, the Amazon cloud probably will, but there are many other things that possibly won't.) |
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Sorry. I think you misunderstood me. I was asking why I shouldn't avail myself of the convenience. I already understand why people whose minds are entirely closed to the idea don't. The mistake those people make is in assuming that they're the "voice of reason." That no one else is capable of weighing the personal risk vs reward issue "correctly."
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But I won't put 300 GB of music or a 1000 books inside something like Dropbox, even if I had the storage to hold it. |
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I keep my back-ups on two external HD-s and in Dropbox and in another cloud storage. |
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It may have been easier to remember with physical books because you saw the cover and title every time you picked up the book. I have thought it would be nice for an ereader to show the cover for a couple of seconds before going to where you left off. I think uBook for pocket pcs had this option. |
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That is different than losing data because of an accident. Also, if I need to have *another* backup beside the cloud backup, then why should I pay for the latter? I can just buy two HDD's, encrypt them with Bitlocker, and put one of them at work, at my mom's home, or wherever. Every so often, that drive can be swapped with the one at home so it doesn't fall too far behind in backups. Have been doing so for years. I'm not counting the 'free' download capability provided by Amazon, Kobo, GOG.com, and so on... I'd be inclined to say that this is normal service, so you can redownload your stuff if needed, or if its updated, like games on GOG.com. |
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"I saw such a good movie on TV yesterday. You should watch it." - "OK, maybe I will. What was it called, and what was it about?" "Uhhh.... well... it had robots in it... and aliens... and... stuff." Do these people watch movies with their eyes closed and their brain switched off? |
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For me, it's not practical to keep back-ups at my relatives' places. I don't visit them often enough to keep those back-ups up to date. And I work at home, and my mom lives with me. ![]() Of course it's foolish to rely exclusively on a cloud and that's why I keep several local back-ups too. |
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