Wait, what? So now it's a feature that Google Drive can create an offline version of your cloud files? Here's a suggestion -- why not eliminate the middleman an

Wait, what? So now it's a feature that Google Drive can create an offline version of your cloud files? Here's a suggestion -- why not eliminate the middleman and only have offline files? The reason Google is offering this option is because people are pushing back after stories of lost / inaccessible cloud files and no Google customer service to remedy the problem. Why isn't it obvious that a better solution is not to have your files in the cloud in the first place? AT a time when you can carry around a 64GB SSD that weighs and costs next to nothing, what's the point of the cloud? If it was perfectly reliable, that would be different, but we hear too many stories about cloud files becoming inaccessible for one reason or another.