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Google Drive Download Blues

Written By
KS
Ken Starks
Feb 27, 2014

At the risk of sounding whiny, in what universe does any of this make sense? Here’s an idea Google… Well, wait. Before I give you the idea, let me get this out of the way.

You’re fired.

Google Drive has been a pain in my, uh, backside since day one. The fact that you refuse to create a Linux client for Drive should have been a warning. I have no use for a paid subscription that dictates what file size and format can be downloaded without altering it.

KS

Ken Starks

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