Comment by thewebguyd

> Do not trust Microsoft, Google or any other company to provide backups.

Hell, even Microsoft (on the enterprise side of 365) says do not treat their services as a backup.

But we do need to get stricter about the messaging these companies are allowed to put out there regarding their services. Microsoft with one side of their mouth says 365 is definitively not a backup, and then turns around and advertises OneDrive on Windows as a backup with the "back up your folders now" notification.

To consumers that don't know any better, it's misleading and leads to a false sense of security, though I suspect "this service is not a backup and you can lose your account and all your files at anytime" doesn't sell as many subscriptions.