While I'm concerned the security implications greatly, one should not always assume network access always works or that it is effective at all times. In the Un

While I'm concerned the security implications greatly, one should not always assume network access always works or that it is effective at all times. In the United States, for example, bandwidth limitations and caps are rampant far and above what is needed just to saite the greed of our corporations. Given the current political control of the judiciary and executive branches, I don't expect this to change any time soon. We'll likely see more and more limits to our ability to do "cloud" things unless we offer a greater profit than ever before to the incumbent ISPs. Being able to do something offline is important. I can see how this goes forward with Google goal to get their "chrome is an OS" model.