[chrisseaton]

> Sure, X can save your files. But will it? and will you never lose access to X?

Google, DropBox, a storage server in your house, external hard drives, tapes, burnt DVDs... you can swap in any backup system there and it's exactly the same. Google's cloud is just as valid as a backup as any other.

[tinco]

True, the problem is people thinking their files being stored at Google means they don't need another location for backing them up.