Google Docs & Spreadsheets returns some funny error messages that might make its clients think that it's better to find errors than to use a perfect solution. Today, while I was browsing through Google Groups and reading some topics, I found this interesting picture posted by one of the registered members. As you can see, Docs & Spreadsheets returned an interesting error that sustains: "The bad news is that Google Docs & Spreadsheets has just encountered an error. The good news is that you've helped us find a bug, which we are now looking into. We apologize for any inconvenience this has cause you. Sorry, and thanks for your help! The Google Docs & Spreadsheets Team."

As you might know, Google Docs & Spreadsheets is often regarded as the Microsoft Office rival that provides almost the same functions as the old-fashioned suite but in online mode. However, this kind of errors are quite harmful for the Google product's image but who knows, maybe it is a part of the search giant's strategy to attract more users.

However, the error is something like "Error? We love errors! Keep sending them!" I admit the errors can help the developers fix some important issues of a certain service, but somehow, it might also cause annoying problems for the users. Google Docs & Spreadsheets is a popular service that allows users to create, share and edit documents straight from an online interface. What if the service returns the error right when the user prepares to close a huge document with a lot of information and loses all the data? Unpleasant… but what the heck? You helped Google discover an important error that might lead to an improved functionality. So, next time you lose your data and you get a funny Google error don't be mad. Smile!