The cloud is alive with sound of money, and your data. It's really nothing more than a place to keep your data on someone else's computer. Originally the cloud was known as a "Dumb Terminal". This was a time before the personal PC and storage devices. Originally computers where massive boxes with little computing power that you could connect to over a wire. In the late 60's they figured out how to use a system of addressing to send the data out over public wires. In a short description it was just a terminal and a keyboard the mouse hadn't been invented yet.
So what's all this buzz about subscription software? Why the big deal about this cloud?
Think of it as leasing a car, you pay and pay and pay and when you can't pay they take it away. They promise to make sure you have the latest and greatest software while you pay. But, now they have you hooked like a junkie. You need more space so you pay more money. Forget to pay and they take it all away.
Oh sure it has it's upside you can access you data from where ever you are and so can every hacker on the planet. But really do you need to access that data? Did you need a picture of your cat that badly? And do you want to pay for subscription software forever? Look at your cable bill, soon it will be your internet bill.
I suggest you keep owning your computer, owning your software. Really what do you do with your computer that requires updating every day?
