^ Sia's not a counterparty asset for one. :p
It wouldn't be a bad idea to hold a lil bit of all 3 though, they are all more similar than different. I personally like Sia because it's a working stand-alone system that is much cheaper than tradition cloud storage options. I've never tried Storj, I don't like messing with CP assets, it's rather confusing. I remember when I got free Storj but didn't have Xcp to move them out of my counter-wallet. At the time, it would've cost more than it's worth to move them, so I never did. That is my problem with Storj, though being the noob that i am, I'm sure I went about it all wrong so chaulk that up to being retarded lol.
https://themerkle.com/maidsafe-vs-sia-vs-storj/If/When MaidSafe goes live, they will probably take off too with their plans of decentralized internet and all of that fun stuff. I never invest in Ico's, I'll buy them after though once I know they aren't vaporware.
I think the winner of the "storage wars" (pun intended) will be much like all of the other coins that won out over their peers (Dash, Monero, Eth, Nem, etc etc etc). The winner will be the one that spends the most money/effort on advertising and getting the word out.
I'm just returning back here to see whats happening.
I like your link above, some interesting and quick points made there
I think from my own point of view that SIA is the most interesting
especially this which I would be very interested in as would others >
Sia supports on-blockchain smart contracts incentivizing hosts to store
files if they want to get paid. Creating such a contract ensures the hoster gets paid,
even if the client decides not to access the files. On the other
hand, these contracts allow for punishing misbehaving hosts.As with almost any venture marketing will be key, but i'm sure
this has been considered and hopefully a good plan is in place.