The music software industry is already plagued with crippling call response systems which require the user be online and have access to the account to use the software even though the software is not "in the cloud" but actually on their computer

IKMedia comes to mind. I have sampletank 2xxl on a desktop that isn't connected to the internet. I've paid for it and I've got a valid account yet I still have to connect to the internet on it every so often or the sound library won't load. Yes they can cripple software if it doesn't connect with a server/cloud. The high end virtual instruments and DAW's are extremely draconian in the handling/usage of the products even to those whom have fully purchased their software. It's actually moved me away from them to midline or low end softsynths, virtual instruments, virtual effects.

In regards to The computer is the network. That's been dragged out by network evangelists from the days of arpnet. My big fear from all that is a cascading attack on the cloud similar to the black out of 2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northe...ackout_of_2003

Personally I think it's a big scam to get us to rent harddrive space we used to own and invite invasion of our private data. There is information I've aquired and documented over the years that I don't want on the internet. The simple solution is for me not to put it on the internet. When you store private data with a company that's primary function is data mining should you consider that material secure?