You are changing the parameters to win an argument. No one, least of all me said use the cloud for backup. We are specifically talking about cell phones...
Mike, you mentioned the cloud. I rarely consider it since I don't live, work or travel where it's universally available.
The discussion began with the iPad and connectivity. The iPad has no USB except through the dock port, which could be good or bad depending on individual use. Then it merged with another topic about Apple restricting use of USB for one of its iPhone/Touch apps. They're related in that restrictions of USB limit user choices, whether a user chooses the newest tech or horse and buggy. The choices exist now. Apple doesn't like those choices.
I don't care about floppy disks or Zip or parallel ports. However it's important to consider that there are large areas even in densely populated northeastern US that are cellular and WiFi dead zones. Where I live it's a Verizon and T-Mobile dead zone; ATT users get one bar, on a good day; don't know any Sprint users nearby. More of the country is like it is here than not, with one or more cellular networks unavailable, with almost no available public WiFi.
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