Another reason why I never really used Google docs,
and why I still, to this day, use an IMAP client to
cache my email for offline access.
Even when offline access was active, it was pretty hit
and miss IMO. You're relying on a cache which is,
frankly, unreliable. Sometimes it doesn't cache at
all, and sometimes the page isn't loaded completely
into the cache.
It just wan't there all of the time when I needed it.
The nice thing about installable apps is I know
they're there when I need them. I don't have to worry
about whether or not they've been cached. I just know
that my installed applications are there and waiting
for me.
You just don't get that kind of confidence with online
apps. Sorry, you don't. And as much as we dream about
the internet being everywhere, I'm just not seeing
that being reflected in reality, sorry.
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