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Lost Gmail Emails and the Future of Web Apps

Posted by Zonk on from the i-like-keeping-my-stuff-thanks dept.

brajesh writes "Recently some people lost all their Gmail emails and contacts. The problem seems to be contained and fixed, but this incident shows how far are we in terms of moving all communication online on services like Gmail for your domain(beta). Will it ever be possible to do away with desktop solutions like Outlook and Thunderbird? Given the nature of the internet, will it ever be possible to truly move to an 'online desktop'?"

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  1. Because this could never happen on a desktop by edraven · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Subject pretty much says it all.

  2. beta by owlnation · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What part of "beta" did everyone miss?

    Since GMail is the only email application I've used that so far has controlled spam effectively I'm keeping going with it - though I do pop mails from my account into Thunderbird too (since it's beta and I have occasionally had difficulty reaching it).

    Bearing in mind the spam deluge we are all suffering from, is a better question not: "will we ever find a suitable replacement for email - and when? Tomorrow's fine by me, I'm ready to ditch email right now, today.