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Originally Posted by Tom Swift
I am in rural China, so I have spotty broadband that is slowed down on purpose by the government. I would never run any software that is web-based because the government could simply start blocking access. As soon as one person used your site to make a graphic book about the evils of the Chinese government, you are blocked in this country.
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I agree that a web app is not ideal in some conditions, including the one you just described (i.e., in rural area with throttled access).
As for being banned by China, if Google cannot avoid it, neither can a small startup like we.
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Originally Posted by Tom Swift
The idea of web-based apps is nice but just not realistic. If you vanish or decide to change your business model (and don't say it will never happen), the time and effort people have put into your product are gone.
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The business model may change, but we have no desire to exploit people who use the site.
I don't know what about the site or what I've written here has given anyone the impression that we're unscrupulous and evil. We're not.
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Originally Posted by Tom Swift
You mentioned you don't want unauthorized or illegal content on your site. Who will decide what is unauthorized or illegal? If I make an anti-communist book on your site, I have broken Chinese law. Will you censor me? Or report me to the proper authorities?
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Unauthorized in the sense that the IP owner (i.e., the person who created the work) does not want it on our site.
We operate in the U.S., and are not at the beck and call of the Chinese government.