Backups and being able to access the disk don't cover the same area. If they used the same standard connectors as everyone else ever, you could take it and stic

Backups and being able to access the disk don't cover the same area. If they used the same standard connectors as everyone else ever, you could take it and stick it into another computer and be up and running again, in a total of 5 minutes. Backups are rarely that comprehensive. Also, get real, most people don't have any backups set up at all. They still shouldn't be artificially prevented from accessing their data in case of a failure...