Imo cloud connected apps are just an inevitable evolution from the technology advancements of recent years. It&#x27;s just how things are now and will not go away because it has too many benefits, but of course also some downsides.<p>But tell your argument of independent &quot;non connected&quot; software to administrators who have to manage installations for hundreds of workplaces and they will tell you what a godsend cloud applications are.<p>I think it will become even more extreme, technologically it would already be possible to have computers or even smartphones be essentially just thin clients, which today is even working for the highest demanding apps like games (eg. Steam Streaming, Playstation network etc). For this to be a reality our network infrastructures have to improve a lot though.