Soon, a tablet will be fast enough to compile locally. But the article's setup still has the benefit of someone else managing OS/backups. Is is possible to hav

Soon, a tablet will be fast enough to compile locally. But the article's setup still has the benefit of someone else managing OS/backups. Is is possible to have both? i.e. a "remotely managed local system". (1) auto-updated OS e.g. chrome; (2) auto-backup e.g. dropbox.