[Z-man]

James:
Lots of apps use the cloud but do not rely exclusively on the cloud. Case in point: the Evernote app. I can use it on a device no problem, but it won't sync up the docs with my other devices until it has access to the cloud. The need to have that flexibility built in since it is true - there are still times when you simply can't be connected to the interwebs!

-Z-man.