When NC (my home state) proposed a Ethics Opinion on Cloud Computing I asked that our Certified Consultants and staff refrain from posting any opinion on the matter. Why? Because to any committee it would appear self serving.
Anyone who has been in this business for longer than a minute could have told you that the ethics opinion would come back with the same set of questions and concerns they had when ASP was the hot buzzword. The Bar in every state is aware that law firms have used web-based services a lot longer than the Cloud or SaaS buzzwords have been around.
Our competitors made it sound like NC wasn't capable of understanding a modern law firms needs and the 20 year old technology being used under a different name. They posted numerous request on every social media outlet asking for you to contact NC before it was too late. Not because the NC Ethics Opinion could affect you and your practice, but because they were fearful that the outcome would set a precedent that would directly affect their business, not yours. Don't kid yourself, they weren't concerned for you.
Like their marketing, it's all wool and bull. If that offends you then you are naive. Seriously, you think companies like Lexis Nexis and West Law would just disappear overnight? They have been offering web-based subscription services for decades now. Law Firms have used a myriad of web-based services over the years to store matter related information. This kinda puts my competitors actions in perspective now, doesn't it?