IDG Contributor Network: Google Drivageddon and Docsapocalypse are here: Why I’m typing this in Microsoft Word
The world is spinning out of control. The moon has turned blood red. The realm of time immortal has come unhinged from the Earth and all existence. Oh, and someone at Google is about to get fired.
I never thought this day would come. I’ve been using Google Drive and all of the productivity apps in the Chrome browser for several years now (ever since they added a good spell-checker). Today, I tried to load up one of my documents from “the cloud” on Google Drive and noticed the spinning orb you see above. It’s not just frustrating or mildly irritating. It’s a panic. I write for a living, so not being able to A) access any of my documents online or b) use a word processor are mission critical issues for me.
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