Permanency is only possible with a protocol
"Akash: The Crypto-Powered Decentralized Supercloud" (The Edge Podcast)
“Akash five years down the line and be decentralized, gives Akash a unique angle that traditional companies doesn’t, which is permanence. Like permanency is not possible with the corporation, only possible with a protocol… with permanency, you get time that you don’t get with traditional corporations.” — 00:18:46
Context: Expanded later at [00:40:00]: software lost permanency in the web era, “with crypto… the creator or the company… can go away and the software still is alive. Look at Bitcoin, right? It’s not going to die.”