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Ask HN: What is a frustrating paid software/service that you/your company use?
I'm curious to hear about what paid software or service is causing frustration among users - to the point that you are seriously considering alternatives.
I'll pick a random idea from here that sounds interesting, feasible, and build an alternative.
Edit: If it would be uncouth for you to name a specific software/service, even learning what it is supposed to do, why it is a frustrating experience, and the price tag would be very helpful.
- PeOe 9y agoMy team and I have been using JIRA a few years back. We weren´t really happy with the developer-features but the general usability for anyone else in the company (marketing etc.)was even more antagonizing. Now we use http://zenkit.com http://zenkit.com and everyone´s happy!
- gesman 9y agoVidyo for conferencing. Constantly rotating mugshots as people join and leave. CPU hog. I use Webex whenever I can.
- jackgolding 9y agoAny HR system - only thing that has been broken every single job I've had.
- gregmorton 9y agoWindows?
- ideaslist 9y agoCould you clarify what specifically about Windows is causing you frustration? Are you forced to write code on Windows machines, do you do business work on Windows machines, pesky management that won't let you try other options?
- BjoernKW 9y agoFew people probably use Windows for its own merits but rather because it's either required in order to be able to use a specific software or mandated by the environment you're working in. There are better alternatives (macOS and Linux being the most widely used ones) but you can't always use those.
- dukeflukem 9y agoI admit I prefer windows for home and work use. Might be because I am more used to the UI etc. and I'm not a command line animal. Although happy to use shell and vi when appropriate
- hanniabu 9y agoSap
- badpun 9y agoSkype for Business. Much worse than the free Skype.
- billconan 9y agoconfluence is too slow. workday is difficult to use, doesn't allow selecting multiple positions at once. webex, improved recently, but has usability issues.
- fern12 9y agoWe use Concur for reimburseable travel. I can't stand it. The interface is very confusing, especially when it comes to approving a travel voucher. I work at a large government agency, so change occurs at a glacial pace, but I imagine other employers face similar frustrations.
- bradknowles 9y agoI am not currently forced to use Concur, but I did have that problem at a previous employer. So, IMO, anything that helps kill Concur is a winner in my book.
- AznHisoka 9y agoBinance, Coinbase and GDAX
- muzani 9y agoThe whole MS Office suite. Their competitors are worse though. They're very slow and tedious. It takes a while to draw a border, adjust an image. I write my business plan in Sublime instead of Word because of how much easier it is. I think this has been why so many people have adopted Markdown. It would be nice to see a Word style text editor that's as easy to modify as Markdown, or even a more user friendly version of LaTeX.
- kull 9y agoI live in Google Docs and I love it. Did you know in google spreadsheet you can use things like =GoogleTranslate("dog","en","es") ?
- btschaegg 9y agoOn the LaTeX part: Do you know about BaKoMa TeX[1]? Disclosure: I've never actually used it myself, but I've been thinking about buying a license to show it off (back in my masters degree, I had a couple of discussions about the merits of LaTeX vs MS Word for writing a thesis). [1]: http://www.bakoma-tex.com/ http://www.bakoma-tex.com/
- tedmiston 9y agoHonestly, Slack is so slow and resource intensive for what it does. I've been using the web app version more lately which fixes a lot of the issues but it also comes with significant limitations like not showing you as online if the tab is backgrounded.
- matt_the_bass 9y agoQuickbooks enterprise! The web version of QB fries not meet out inventory needs. The desktop version sucks! But it is industry standard.