Don't wait for background init before rendering inbox.
If the client detects that it has become unlinked, it will not call
`init()`, never fire the deferredInit, and never render the inbox,
but we want to allow users access to their local messages even if they
have (perhaps temporarily) unlinked the desktop client.
Also, prefer not to extend Backbone.Model until/unless we really need
it.
// FREEBIE