> There will be more cloud-based products turned to bricks by manufacturers that go bankrupt or simply stop caring.
This one feels like a gimme. The recent Garmin outage that partially bricked the Connect app was a bit of a surprise; so much of what Garmin Connect does _should be_ local to the phone. Plus it's a free service (after you've paid for the device).
"You'll own nothing and you'll be happy" doesn't only apply to media/digital goods, but a lot of hardware at this point. :/