Yet Google is a champion of open data, making it trivially easy for any Google user to export their e-mail, bookmarks and other data for use in competing applications on different platforms.
Unless and until the export is being driven by a desire for more efficient and safe recycling, and not a desire to avoid real costs, export is not the answer to the e-waste crisis.
The "EPUB export feature" makes it easier for people to read free encyclopedia articles on their mobile phones, e-readers or tablets when they don't have a connection, Wikipedia said in a blog post on Monday.