Well sure, outsourcing storage for handling massive amounts of data can make sense as an *optional* strategy. But MS has always had a “we are the thought leaders” attitude and they are probably going to “nudge” us all hard toward what makes sense for them, and Cloud does work to their advantage. Unless it doesn’t. If the market bails on them for pushing this (I know I will), then good. Maybe they’ll back off. The NSA business should be enough to scare away a critical mass of those who might otherwise have quietly accepted the serfdom of the Cloud.
“Well sure, outsourcing storage for handling massive amounts of data can make sense as an *optional* strategy. “
Depends on your definition of ‘massive’. The internet is too slow for truly massive. Try transferring a few hundred GB in a timely fashion.