while looking for another solution for my private projects, i started thinking about the fact how common it became to have an offline solution for your software. like, is this the thing now? i remember larry ellison in 'bout 2008, talking that using your hard drive for your files should be deprecated for five years, this should all be happening in the cloud, because what if your "device breaks, what if you lose it". i mean, it makes sence, when you're the boss of that very company which tries to sell cloud solutions, you are the front flag for using the cloud. by now, we all should have seen why this is a bad idea, because, "what if the cloud breaks, what if the cloud loses it"? but still, virtually every software solution is cloud first, or, to use the fancy new term, "SaaS" first. same principle. here's my hot take: when you buy something, it should be yours first. it's not on the industry to save me from myself and generously take away my responsibility for my data. if i break my device, if i lose it, that is on me. no lawyer will save me here. but if my data, safe and sound in the cloud, breaks, that of course means the responsibility is on the company, right? right? hello? yeah, well technically yes, but effectivly no. Microsoft had a similar case shortly, and it needed a lawsuit for the customer to get his hacked account back. tech companies go out their way to promote their newest, super safe cloud or saas service, but get very quiet and sensitive when you point the finger on them - because responsibility does not automatically mean accountability. so either you have the means to fight a multinational tech concern, or you cut you losses and leave. so yeah, local first shouldn't be a special, but the norm. and cloud or saas service should be optional. because, i might lose my data myself, but then i know exactly, who is responsible and accountable.