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. >