The cloud IDE model has largely failed to materialize as a viable replacement for native desktop tools, despite significant investment from major players like Google and Amazon. Developers overwhelmingly prefer native desktop tools due to their speed, customizability, and integration with existing tools. Cloud IDEs struggle to meet these fundamental needs, leading to a "walled garden" effect that restricts flexibility and power. However, the future of remote development lies not in discarding the old completely, but in creating a symbiotic relationship between tried-and-true tools and cutting-edge technologies. The way forward recognizes the importance of building desktop-native performance and flexibility augmented by cloud capabilities, with open ecosystems and community extensibility being critical to avoiding walled-garden limitations.