@LeoWattenberg, this is where I try to remember what I posted to you earlier that got lost.
If Audacity ends up with a front end on an internet browser, then correcting a problem for one person will correct it for everyone. There will be no need for users to run an update to see the latest.
But I can see running under that model it would be tempting to start walling off some features — even existing ones — under a paywall to afford the back end expenses.