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So do you host your own email, cloud storage, music streaming, and web site? Is their a realistic way to have these services with our signing up for an account?



Email - check - I run my own IMAP/SMTP server (windows based - virtually zero config). Cloud storage - I use a usb stick in my bag, truecrypt and robocopy. Music streaming - I use an mp3 player on my phone (which has no cloud services). Web site - don't need one but I can chuck one on my fibre line for nothing.

You genuinely dont need those cloud products despite the marketing to the contrary. Why do people assume that they NEED them?


Claiming no one needs these things because you don't need these things is like a four star chef claiming there is no need for diners.




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