Maybe it is wishful thinking but I predict that within a decade cloud-only appliances will be illegal for three reasons: - Users will get tired of having their

Maybe it is wishful thinking but I predict that within a decade cloud-only appliances will be illegal for three reasons: - Users will get tired of having their expensive gadgets being bricked because the cloud part was decommissioned. - Right to repair laws and environmental regulations will require appliances to have longer lives. - National security.