Zxq,
i pretty much agree with all points you mentioned .
Re : privacy - my employer actively utilizes amazon as a distribution layer
only.
From consumer perspective , i was thinking to use it for 2 reasons

To have a single and easily accessible destination for junk files. And as a
backup for important files.
I do agree that Google as a backup is far from ideal (exactly  for reasons
you stated). Yet been an gmail and android user already it seems
convenient.
 On May 18, 2012 4:24 AM, "zxq9" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On 05/18/2012 04:46 PM, zxq9 wrote:
>
>> On 05/18/2012 01:17 PM, Andrew Z wrote:
>>
>>> ...a chance to mount (rw) the Google Drive ...
>>>
>>
> Also, I didn't mention this because I thought it was obvious, but you
> don't exactly "mount" the Google Drive. Its basically like a
> feature-deprived version of Dropbox with an even worse privacy policy that
> only integrates with Google products. It is absolutely not available
> offline -- and actual syncing has to be a deliberate choice, every time, so
> actually saving to a local drive you own for real is not automatic or even
> reasonably hassle-free. So this sort of sucks.
>
> If you've got no experience whatever with this sort of thing these are
> probably the points you are curious about from a consumer's point of view.
>