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Microsoft wants to move Windows fully to the cloud
(www.theverge.com)
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They will have to continue to offer some kind of offline option it seems, for people with flaky internet connections.
Never mind flaky internet, what about people that do events?
Things like PowerPoint presentation machines, VJ systems, video servers (for massive multiscreen playback).
You can't go into a field for a festival and expect reliable internet.
You can't go into a theatre and expect reliable internet, especially when 3k+ people turn up.
There are a few systems that run OSX, but Apple's hardware doesn't give you as much control as something like an Nvidia Quadro with sync cards. 99% of the big shows will be ran from Windows OS
I guess even a chromebook has some sort of offline apps and storage.