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In it’s entirety, this is the best article I’ve seen about Buzz, Google’s mistake related to it, and what’s worrisome as they attempt more stunts like this.

Absolutely absurd.

Follow me on this one: let’s say the exact same bank physically printed the exact same 1,300 customer records, put them in an envelope, and accidentally sent them to the wrong physical post office box. Let’s say it was your address. Would they even have a remote chance of getting a court order to keep you out of your PO Box until authorities (or the bank itself) was finished searching your mail and destroying anything it thought was theirs?

Of course they wouldn’t. Would they be able to sue you to get the property back? Probably not. So, why should our digital property be treated any differently?

The Gmail Obsession

Let me get this out of the way: For what it is, Gmail is amazing.

That said, I’ve never fully understood the obsession with it. In my book, it doesn’t beat a multi-account-checking, OS-native interface wearing, good old-fashion desktop-side email client.

In talking to people, I think a lot of it comes from their unfortunate exposure to Outlook/Entourage and their ignorance to the availability of other options. Email clients don’t have to suck people. And they don’t have to be in your browser.

(via Daring Fireball)