Programs like SQLite are available for anyone to use in the backend of their program, like for instance Mozilla Thunderbird. Why, then, are we not able to store our data in a sane format like an SQL database? Why must we have these legacy things still clinging to the undersides of our applications?

On my Ubuntu box (which, for home use, is pretty much all I use) Amarok runs an SQLite database. I’ve never had a problem with the database. Never. I’m sure it’s possible, but contrast that with my constantly-disappearing and -corrupting iTunes library.

Why, in this age of awesome computer firepower, are we not making things sanely?

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