The cloud cannot replace Office for contexts where the data is not allowed in the cloud. Physical custody of data remains a hard requirement for quite a few sec

The cloud cannot replace Office for contexts where the data is not allowed in the cloud. Physical custody of data remains a hard requirement for quite a few sectors. So does offline operation. It's difficult to imagine Microsoft simply writing off entire government departments around the world that are current customers. I wouldn't be too surprised if it still all moves to subscription pricing though.