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Cloud services function on devices provided by a service provider, with their specifics or even existence hidden from the user behind user interfaces in an effort to simplify user experience.

One adage is often quoted in relation to cloud services: "There is no cloud, it's just somebody else's computer"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Sergei |date=2023-05-25 |title=There is no cloud it’s just someone else’s computer |url=https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |website=Solita}}</ref>. ~~While it may be ''technically'' inaccurate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Branscombe |first=Mary |date=2016-07-12 |title=Stop saying~~ the cloud is just someone else's computer - because it's not |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-saying-the-cloud-is-just-someone-elses-computer-because-its-not/ |url-status=live |website=ZDNet}}</ref>, it implies that a device ~~involved~~ in ~~processing on a cloud service has to exist and has to belong to somebody, even if it's someone other than the user of the cloud~~ service.

One adage is often quoted in relation to cloud services: "There is no cloud, it's just somebody else's computer"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Sergei |date=2023-05-25 |title=There is no cloud it’s just someone else’s computer |url=https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |website=Solita}}</ref>. This means that the failure of a device you know nothing about can result in your device/service not working.

==Why it is a problem==

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 Cloud services function on devices provided by a service provider, with their specifics or even existence hidden from the user behind user interfaces in an effort to simplify user experience.
-One adage is often quoted in relation to cloud services: "There is no cloud, it's just somebody else's computer"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Sergei |date=2023-05-25 |title=There is no cloud it’s just someone else’s computer |url=https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |website=Solita}}</ref>. While it may be ''technically'' inaccurate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Branscombe |first=Mary |date=2016-07-12 |title=Stop saying the cloud is just someone else's computer - because it's not |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/stop-saying-the-cloud-is-just-someone-elses-computer-because-its-not/ |url-status=live |website=ZDNet}}</ref>, it implies that a device involved in processing on a cloud service has to exist and has to belong to somebody, even if it's someone other than the user of the cloud service.
+One adage is often quoted in relation to cloud services: "There is no cloud, it's just somebody else's computer"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vorobyov |first=Sergei |date=2023-05-25 |title=There is no cloud it’s just someone else’s computer |url=https://www.solita.fi/blogs/there-is-no-cloud-its-just-someone-elses-computer/ |website=Solita}}</ref>. This means that the failure of a device you know nothing about can result in your device/service not working.
 ==Why it is a problem==