There have been quite a few major Internet disruptions in recent times and all those "lot more reliable" services proved to not be that reliable after all. We'

There have been quite a few major Internet disruptions in recent times and all those "lot more reliable" services proved to not be that reliable after all. We're talking about hours of downtime here. And all those who decided to depend on them were suddenly down, at the mercy of their overlords. It may get better over time but so far it hasn't exactly been a panacea.