DRM and SaaS are two different things, because the former restricts what you can do on machines that you possess. Okay, i think this is our only serious point

DRM and SaaS are two different things, because the former restricts what you can do on machines that you possess. Okay, i think this is our only serious point of disagreement. I guess I just care how I am restricted, not where the specific restrictions come from, or whether they take place locally or on the server. Going forward watch for all consumer software that can conceivably go SaaS to do so, as client-based programs become completely unprofitable. They'll say it's because of the advantages of the cloud, but a large portion of it will be because SaaS achieves the goals of DRM.