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The previous issues were bad enough for me to drop Evernote as a paying customer. I would get notes that would not sync correctly, forcing me to resolve it by
by codalan 4y ago
The previous issues were bad enough for me to drop Evernote as a paying customer.
I would get notes that would not sync correctly, forcing me to resolve it by hand. Even after doing that, it would still have sync conflicts. This was core functionality that just didn't work.
During this time, they were busy jamming in features I definitely didn't want or need. Every release would be a slower, buggier version of its previous incarnation.
It was during this time frame that a lot of people jumped ship. The app was so bloated and buggy by that point that even OneNote seemed like a viable option.
It didn't help that Evernote made it as difficult as possible to get your notes out of their system. It took several download attempts to successfully get my archive out of there. It might have also been due to the large number of people leaving their platform.
The handwriting was on the wall when they started selling knick-knacks on their website. Things like Evernote branded Moleskine notepads and dress socks. It's like they completely abandoned their core competency and went off in some left-field marketing direction.
It's a real shame, too, because Evernote was an amazing app when it first came out.
I'm giving org-mode a spin these days on my desktop. Need to figure out if there's a way to sync/view it on my Android device, but I'm getting kind of tired of dealing with all the different, proprietary SaaS note taking services that go to shit after a few years. At least with Emacs and org-mode, that's one less thing to deal with.
- PhasmaFelis 4y agoI really, really want to know what kind of person sees a pair of socks with a productivity app logo on them and thinks "I need these in my life."
- sharkweek 4y agoI worked at a startup that gave “store credits” away as, try not to laugh, morale boosters so employees could buy company swag. It was pretty hilarious.
- agos 4y agosame, I think we might have been colleagues!
- lmm 4y agoThat seems like a less bad version of handing out specific items of company swag ("woo, a t-shirt in the wrong size"). At least you can pick something that's useful to you.
- nsxwolf 4y agoSame - pretty common in the direct sales/MLM world!
- filmgirlcw 4y agoWe get a certain amount of money a year to buy GitHub swag, but in fairness, I think our shirts and swag is pretty great and most employees appreciate it/use it.
- idlehand 4y agoMost companies have a swag budget anyway, getting to pick which items you like is an improvement.
- jaxn 4y agoI still have some citusdata socks that I wear. They also have an elephant on them.
- edmundsauto 4y agoIt's probably someone who is really into productivity and self-improvement, makes it part of their identity, mentions it to their family... and then has 10 pairs gifted every xmas.