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It's really the "pen computing" from the early 90s in some round 2. There were some pretty amazing things that the hardware wasn't ready for the first time (I'm thinking GO corp stuff) but when I asked the guys at CES 2020 if they had ever heard of it, it was a no. (For instance, if I worked there I'd get my hands on one of Jeff Hawkins GRiDpads ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRiDPad ) here's a nice overview Histo…
why is round 2 successful?
> They are moving towards a subscription model. This is the biggest minus point for me. I want devices that I own, that I can use like I want to. I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Currently I'm looking into getting a device from Onyx, because those support the Android App Stores, so I could set it up with Notion or my Nextcloud probably. Remarkable seems to…
You can go into settings and enable ssh, and put pretty much whatever you want on it. Configure your own synchting or nextcloud sync, and not pay a penny. Worth noting that if you bought the device before October this year, then you get a free subscription - which is what I am using currently, but good to know that I can just swap it out if I want to
Until they disable it via an update because their cloud offering isn't making them enough money?
Note that the author receives $40 when you buy a reMarkable using the provided link. I've been using a reMarkable for some weeks on the job, and I'm generally satisfied. However, the reMarkable is not a proud linux computer. When changing to the subscription model, they introduced new Terms of Services. Among others, these prohibit reverse engineering the cloud API. Upon request, a customer service employee who had c…
Learning about this debacle kind of softens that blow, in a weird way. I was really enthused about their openness and it would have hurt even more if I had gotten back into using it only to find out that it's the same shit, different company.
I’ve been using a Sony Epaper notebook for almost 2 years now and considering buying a Boox Note 5 or Air 2 (the remarkable didn’t make my short list) They are running almost stock android and the quality seems better than remarkable. I’ve watched My Deep Guide ( https://youtube.com/c/MyDeepGuide ) where they test every single feature of all note taking devices. This article says that you have root access on the rema…
> They are moving towards a subscription model. This is the biggest minus point for me. I want devices that I own, that I can use like I want to. I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Currently I'm looking into getting a device from Onyx, because those support the Android App Stores, so I could set it up with Notion or my Nextcloud probably. Remarkable seems to…
> I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Well... isn't that the advantage of subscription? If you stop using it you don't have to pay monthly for it anymore.
> They are moving towards a subscription model. This is the biggest minus point for me. I want devices that I own, that I can use like I want to. I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Currently I'm looking into getting a device from Onyx, because those support the Android App Stores, so I could set it up with Notion or my Nextcloud probably. Remarkable seems to…
> I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Well... isn't that the advantage of subscription? If you stop using it you don't have to pay monthly for it anymore.
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> I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Well... isn't that the advantage of subscription? If you stop using it you don't have to pay monthly for it anymore.
and you end up with a brick instead of usable hardware?
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> I don't want to be caught in another cloud and pay monthly for something I don't want to use. Well... isn't that the advantage of subscription? If you stop using it you don't have to pay monthly for it anymore.
That's not how recurring billing works. You have to remember to cancel those, which is half the business model.