In article , Davoud
wrote:

The 'cloud', esp. services designed for convenience, is not a backup.

I share that view, but I believe that view will change as cloud
services become cheaper.

they're already very affordable.

the obstacle is bandwidth, not price. uploading terabytes of data can
potentially take a very long time, which is why some services accept a
seed drive.

The reliability is already there; more
redundancy and geographic diversity than the average user could
personally afford.

exactly the point, and even for above average users.