Digishama, I agree 100%. But if M$ locks up the machine, remote storage will also be offline. Connect the remote to another machine running OS X or Linux will work, but then you have the closed source file formats that may be hard to open (eg accesss or PST files). My primary concern though, is the fact that when I need access to my files, I need them now and I do not want the risk of having M$ screw things up and lock me out. I admit that if I am silly enough to lose my password that's my fault, if the hard drive fails (and I have no backup) its hardware, but having a third party with the ability to shut me down without my consent scares the XXXX out of me. And it certainly will not fly in my business!