> But one that doesn't charge you for their services. Not only that, but it doesn't lock people in their proprietary office and protocols. * Tired of Gmail? e

> But one that doesn't charge you for their services. Not only that, but it doesn't lock people in their proprietary office and protocols. * Tired of Gmail? export it to imap * Tired of Google Calendar? export it to ical * Tired of Google Docs? export it to open office, ms office, html or even plain text And it goes on. People use google because they make great software and stay with them for the same reason. People stay with MS because they are locked in.