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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. +1 Informative by Uncle+Rummy · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think this may be a /. first - not even the submitter could be bothered to RTFA before commenting.

  2. Re:This is not about 'potential'... by SuperStretchy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Indeed. Kind of ironic if they said "Whoops, your email is all gone, but we have a copy of it all that was sent to the 'User profiling and advertising' department"...

    Which, honestly, I wouldn't doubt. Is Google the new MS?