For me, Wunderlist is well done in offline access, super fast sync and a battery-friendly Mac app. I sometimes work in some place that does not allow internet connection, e.g. warehouse where phone signal is screwed, or some meeting rooms just block the signal due to their privacy.
In many years I still cannot find an alternative. May be Evernote(?)
And me too. Meteor becomes my most favourite development framework in 2016. The ability of offline and data sync are some-kind of "by default" once I start a project, or just a simple test on idea.
Plus, packing it into a desktop app is lightening fast. It is a "wow" factor for potential clients.
Talking about the "Digital Hub concept", I heard that from a Microsoft guy in 2005(?) introducing the concept of Microsoft Home Server. We were considering anything to cooperate (actually, it is only in marketing way). However, I was afraid that web 2.0 was the true future. Home user didn't need a home server product.
I love Mac, no doubt. But I do think Microsoft create a lot of great concepts and do test it on market. Apple is not the first eveb on consumer market (remember the WinCE products and XP Tablet Edition?)
In my opinion, Microsoft is pioneer of electronic products. Although they often made their final products "unusable", I would hear about what they "are going to do". It is worth to project the future.
Edit: Attach an image to explain why: https://twitter.com/Edditoria/status/1043481201443368960