Ah ha ha I see! Wow I didn't even know such a thing existed! I played around with Google Docs (even on the main computer I wasn't allowed to access Zoho Writer - again his Royal Highness the Most Glorious WebMarshall deemed it inappropriate) and the first thing I thought of was the repercussions for Microsoft. This is, after all, many times over an improvement on regular software - it avoids all the awkwardness of converting different types of files according to what kind of software you have, you can access your files anywhere, and, most importantly, its free.
Although, while I feel, right now, I'm the first person in the world to discover this amazing, free, universal, thing, I'm sure Mr. Gates is already well aware of this threat to his software empire and has come up (or is coming up) with some kind of counter-attack. Then, on the other hand, he may not need to - ignorance may be his best weapon. At this moment the only people that probably know about this invention are a scattering of American nerds, some computer-toting cafe-camping Belgians, and a handful of South Auckland librarians. It would require a sustained and earnest campaign to enlighten people as to the benefits of this development.
The only thing that concerns me are the issues of the privacy of and access to documents you have stored on these servers. And these are big issues indeed, and probably one of the major reasons why this development hasn't caught on yet.
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