With the new feature, and like similar office productivity software suites such as LibreOffice and Open Office, if you do not have an internet connection, it is now possible to work with your Google documents and sync them securely to a device that has the offline option enabled.
The great thing is that you can edit your documents offline, and most people will agree that it is quite convenient, not just because you can avoid getting stuck if you loose your internet connection, but also because downloading your work on a computer gives you a sense of having more control over what you do with your documented work or data.
Since this is a beta version, users can try and see if it is for them, but what is probably going to upset people while working with a document is the message at the top indicating that Docs will soon be upgraded to Google Drive, which only gives you 5 Gb of free storage, and beyond that, they will be charged a monthly fee.
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