I stopped using Evernote about 5 years ago when routine searches started timing out. The ability to instantly recall past notes with Elephant-like memory will

I stopped using Evernote about 5 years ago when routine searches started timing out. The ability to instantly recall past notes with Elephant-like memory will always be needed, so their core product principle is spot on. But at $8/10GB per month, I can't help but wonder if Evernote is making some data storage vs retrieval performance trade-offs that impact adoption.