It's indeed better than that: storage costs decrease over time (probably at an exponential rate), which means that, in theory, you can pay upfront to have your

It's indeed better than that: storage costs decrease over time (probably at an exponential rate), which means that, in theory, you can pay upfront to have your data stored until the end of time (or our civilization). Well, at least if they can protect the money from inflation. (I've played with the numbers a few years ago when I got upset that my bank won't preserve my records nor my statements, at least in an accessible form, for more than 6 months.)