[Discuss] File Systems vs.Databases Was: Re: SSH options (was Future of X11 (was Trying to connect to internet in Debian))

[Kent Borg]

On 1/23/26 6:40 AM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
> This seems like it is a serious issue. If you could characterize this and
> show some examples, I can send it off to the appropriate group at google.
> There is no reason what so ever that google "can't reliably store "files",
> they move around and get lost" if you are seeing this, that is serious.

I don't have the details (and Google doesn't pay me enough to annoy my 
wife enough to dig them up). I'm just repeating what a user (who has 
considerable influence over purchasing decisions) told me.

I suspect it has nothing to do with underlying data integrity (which is 
very testable, Google stuff works too well for them to not care about 
that), but is crappy UI design, where users don't understand where 
Google is "putting" things or don't understand how Google intends things 
to be found. Or rolled out code that changed its mind about where 
something should be displayed. Combine that with their spreadsheets not 
matching the features of Microsoft's, and it looks like they will lose a 
customer.

No surprise. Hasn't user interface design been abolished? Even the term 
"user interface"? Instead don't companies hire "designers", people with 
pretty portfolios of graphic work? Don't get me wrong, graphic design is 
VERY important, but it is not the same as UI design.

-kb


P.S. There was that old saying was no one ever got fired for buying IBM, 
and Microsoft seems the new version of that.

P.P.S. These days my biggest gripe with Microsoft isn't *their* bad UI, 
but their apparent complete lack of interest in computer security.