I think this is a major outcome of leasing everything you use. Everything used in the process of developing software can be SaaS based - work tracking, source

I think this is a major outcome of leasing everything you use. Everything used in the process of developing software can be SaaS based - work tracking, source code repository, deployment tools, code analysis tools, the surrounding tools if you deploy to the cloud, even code editors these days are pushing to be SaaS based. This is akin to a software based dashboards in a cars with no buttons, dials or knobs to use and just a touch screen. You potentially have to re-acclimate yourself with how to use something much more often. It would be good to understand what is driving this but maybe its really just an era of change for the sake of change (aka Resume Driven Development also for product mgrs, etc.) I often have to reign in developers that just want to re-write things - its fun to do a wholesale re-write but very rarely necessary and with not much actual business benefit. I wonder if this means there are opportunities for startups to build installable software and/or build products in a way that "locks" a UI/UX for a period of time as a benefit - it would make their product stand out.