We let you take your data with you any time. The best way to do this is to go to docs.zoho.com, select all your docs and download them as a single ZIP file.

That said, we are here to stay. We have been in business for 13 years and going strong every year. If you are an individual, we never plan to charge you for your usage.

If you prefer using Zoho through our partners like eyeOS, that is fine too.
http://blogs.zoho.com/writer/eyeos-integrates-zoho

It’s probably just me, but I’m not comfortable relying on these corporate on-line application services too much. I guess I’ve just been burned too many times with on-line music services in the past. There today; gone tomorrow.

I used G-mail for “throw away” e-mail purposes… like sites that require me to register before being able to do anything. For mail that means something to me, it’s on my own mail server for safe keeping.

“The problem with on-line applications is that I do not own the software and rely on the parent company to provide me access to my content. If Zoho goes “commerical” or even bankrupt, so goes my content.”

Is that true? Zoho Writer supports offline editing as well.

Doesn’t that mean users can have offline content access and take their content elsewhere if Zoho ever did implode? Or is The VAR Guy wrong?

(Also, The VAR Guy is not suggesting Zoho will implode.)

Although it’s not as rich in features as Zoho or Google Apps, I’d much rather set up my own “cloud” system (like eyeOS) and use it’s document writer. At least I’m in control and can do what I want with the system.

Same goes for using open apps, like OpenOffice over MS-Office. I’d rather be in control of my documents than leaving it up to some corporation to control them.