Imagine someone streaming a song while their phone breaks; the music keeps playing on a laptop because the cloud isn't one machine. My opponent might say it's just someone else's computer, and that's fair, but it feels like a whole utility to me, not a single box. I can't really explain why.

If the cloud is just someone else's computer, then a lot of people lose access the moment that company changes its mind. My opponent says it's one computer, and fair enough, but it feels more like a shared utility to me. I am not sure how to argue that.

The practical consequence is that lots of people reach the same files from many devices at once, so it feels more like a utility than one computer. My opponent makes a fair point about account closures, and I don't know how to answer that. I just can't back this up.