I use google docs on a regular basis, and it pains me how bad it is sometimes. The worst part about it is that it's not the people writing the software, it's th

I use google docs on a regular basis, and it pains me how bad it is sometimes. The worst part about it is that it's not the people writing the software, it's that the web is a really lousy platform for certain applications. I can't think of any other reasons a 10 line spreadsheet would bring a brand new machine to its knees. On the flip side, I use google docs because it's free, works anywhere on any platform without installation, and it is way better for collaboration than office. Maybe once the improved standards and JIT javascript compilers come with the next wave of browsers these applications will really come into full force. At this point I don't care how good the desktop applications are, for certain tasks that don't require anything more than rich text editing I'll stick with online tools.