Sigh. You think FR isn’t dependent on their current ISP? They could be cut off from them at any time. Does FR have a data center hosting their equipment or is it in JR’s basement? They could be cut off from them at any time as well.
Amazon has a Customer Agreement and a Service Level Agreement that covers this kind of thing. They host numerous Fortune 500 companies, power Netflix, Pfizer, and Ericsson, among others, and generate about 1% of all internet traffic. To think they are interested in the PR backlash of terminating an account on the basis of political disagreement (as if they don’t host numerous conservative sites already) is ludicrous.
And for the sufficiently paranoid, such a service can be provisioned with local backups nightly in case anything does happen.
My point: To avoid useful technology because you perceive the world is out to get you is absurd.
With FR, I believe it is more than perceived.
Your pro-cloud arguments are cutting edge... in 2010.
In 2012 there’s growing doubt.
I’m not saying it’s not good for some companies and businesses, it is.
But it’s not a panacea and it’s definitely NOT problem free.
Try getting up to speed with the current thinking on this subject. You might learn something.
To avoid useful technology because you perceive the world is out to get you is absurd.PS: There is a very determined group of anti-conservative activists out there and they are in every industry and they are extremely well-funded.
It's not paranoia when people really ARE out to get you... and people really ARE out to get us.