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I think it's a very handy application, and nice presentation.

Just curious though, why does it have to be a web app? Why not just a plugin to my favorite spreadsheet application, or just a small standalone app that I can use on my PC..

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It doesn't have to be, and we've talked about going down one or both of these paths in the future. Doing it web-based is a nice way for us to demo it, though. Also, since it's possible that we'd want to somehow integrate the tech with our main app, doing it on the web is a natural first step.

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