Considering that 37signals offers some really great products. I see 2 flaws in his comment.

#1. First mistake.. Choice of Language, I’ve lost all respect for 37Signals..

#2. Basecamp is a great addition to any company. And an offline software version that allowed companies to input new client projects and upload them to basecamp would be supurb..

But then again, Successful companies are to blinded by thier current success to realize any possibility of what can make their software any more successful. But then again, Whom ever writes a Web 2.0 style basecamp program with offline capabilities can be the new top dog so to speak. So remarks like this only shoot the top dog’s in the foot.

1) Emails. I use my desktop based client to read emails that I received on previous days but that I never read fully or replied to because I had other things to do and did not have time.

I might not have the connection to send those emails but at least, i have them ready for the next signal.

With a web based client like Gmail, I would have not been able to do do the same and that dead time on the plane would have been used to nap or chat up by neighbour which is maybe good for my health and social life respectively.

2) One reason I opted for NetNewsWire instead of Google Reader for instance is the same. Before I board a plane, I will will refresh my feeds and read the snippets or sometimes full length posts in offline mode.

I just bookmark the ones that I need to read later with an Internet connection but for the rest, it’s all good.

By the way, I am not suggesting that I spend the whole trip on the net instead of reading a book, watching a movie, chatting with fellow passengers.

But if you’re flying from North America to Brazil for instance, you will find that you could use an hour to an hour and half getting some work done.