I find myself asking this every time a new software product is released. "Nice, but why can't this be usable without an account and a tether to the developer's cloud?"
And the answer is monetization. We can't just solve a problem. It has to have a business model built around it. No exceptions.
Late stage capitalism.
And the answer is monetization. We can't just solve a problem. It has to have a business model built around it. No exceptions.