That's absolutely insane for consumer tech where backups are rare. Are backups really rare? Apple couldn't have made it easier to plug in a backup disk. Plug o

That's absolutely insane for consumer tech where backups are rare. Are backups really rare? Apple couldn't have made it easier to plug in a backup disk. Plug one in and you immediately get asked if you want to use it with Time Machine. I can't imagine an easier backup solution. I agree with the rest of your comment. Any component failure means losing all your data.