-provide some even more fundamental features: 1. offline usage,
-2. personal ownership of email storage, 3. free-software
-implementation for customization.]
+provide some even more fundamental features: 1. <del>offline
+usage</del>, (thanks to both Mark and Greg for pointing out that gmail
+has offline support in beta via gears) 2. personal ownership of email
+storage, 3. free-software implementation for customization.]