I also couldn't agree more, but it isn't just Google that needs to take tasks seriously. It's everybody.
Once upon a time, in the days of PDAs (remember those?), everyone took tasks seriously. You could synchronize your to-do list with your desktop. You could categorize and delegate tasks to co-workers. You could request status reports via e-mail. It was wonderful.
Then, the iPhone came out and it didn't support tasks, and other companies stopped taking tasks seriously. Google doesn't handle tasks. Neither does Hotmail (it used to, if I remember correctly). iPhone still doesn't do tasks (at least not natively, and the third party solutions are a bit lacking in the sync department). Nor do the other mobile phones (Android might, but I'm not sure).
It seems like someone (**** 'em, whoever they are) decided that tasks don't matter anymore and that people should just adapt. Even worse, instead of staging a revolution and demanding tasks, people have. it's very depressing.
So, while in the days of yore, my primary method of organization was via tasks, I have since moved to the calendar. I create Calendar entries for my to-dos and futz with alarms. My new system (mostly) works, but it's far inferior to the task-based system I once used.
So in addition to Google, let's add two others to that list: Microsoft and Apple.
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