I think this is an excellent point. Bump is (IMO) an example of too much dependence on the "magic cloud" and an odd combination of over and under engineering.

I think this is an excellent point. Bump is (IMO) an example of too much dependence on the "magic cloud" and an odd combination of over and under engineering. Data shouldn't have to travel to a datacenter and back to move 3 inches from one phone to another, although I can see how it's easier to leverage a cloud server for some of the functions instead of making a 100% stand-alone app.