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Originally Posted by AntiSilence
Horrible idea. I don't like it at all.
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Neither do I.
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Originally Posted by Stuart C
I have to admit, I fail to see how online word processors and spreadsheets are useful for the average person. In fact, I am slightly suspicious as to why Google are willing to spend a lot of money to provide us something "free". Especially when they claim (as in the bbc article above) they aren't doing it to get people to see their ads.
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Exactly. Ok, so it's free, but so is OpenOffice, & you don't need a net connection to use it if it's already installed.
The idea of these internet-dependant apps really bugs me. What happens when someone becomes dependant on 1 or more of these apps for daily/regular tasks & then their internet connection fails? They're up
Creek without a paddle, that's what.