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Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder

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Re: Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder

#81

Can we please stop posting paywalled content? http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-tipped-to-buy-6wunderkind...

A happy medium might be to post a link to the Google search for the title. Clicking on the WSJ link from the result will bypass the paywall. Also I'm not necessarily trying to knock the poster or suggest spamming on the part of WSJ, but he or she has an awful lot of WSJ paywalled posts here [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=abetaha

Looks an awful lot like spam to me.

Re: Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder

#83
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Honest question : I thought there are many ToDO list startups Why is this still an unsolved problem?

Because a 'todo list' isn't a problem, its a piece (but only a piece) of a solution to a variety of problems, which don't all have the same solution (even for any given user that has multiple of the problems that todo lists are a component of a solution for.)

Agreed. And it's why, even though it's another play in a crowded space, a friend and I built yet-another-to-do-app. I've tried loads of them, but go back to pen and paper every time.

However, for one subset of the to-do world (regular habits), I think an app can consistently help. I've been using our beta for a couple of months and have stuck with it. (Link in profile if you're interested.)

I think us pen-and-paper types might finally be swayed when AR/VR is stronger and we can interact with our to-do items quickly in a more organic way - moving them around, easily prioritising, associating sketches, etc.

Re: Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder

#86

The apps that Microsoft has been buying recently are just incredibly top notch. Sunrise, Accompli, and now Wunderlist?!? Crazy good best-in-class products.

I have to disagree on best in class. Wunderlist was a pig on desktop, and they killed the desktop app entirely for Windows7. I far prefer todoist.

I also think Tempo is head and shoulders above Sunrise after spending significant time with both. I can't find the value in a calendar app that lacks the ability to dial a conference call number in 2015.

Re: Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder

#89

Here's how you can get your data out of Wunderlist, in case you're thinking on migrating: http://www.developingandstuff.com/2015/03/export-list-from-w...

Wanderlust did recently release an API, looks like you can now access lists in a more formal way: http://developer.wunderlist.com/documentation/endpoints/list

Re: Microsoft Buys German To-Do List Startup 6Wunderkinder

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> And oh crap, one of my favorite startup quotes was "Nobody got rich making a Todo list App." That is in danger of being falsified :-) Ehh, Yahoo bought Astrid a while ago and closed it. The price wasn't announced, but I imagine they did well. My heart still pangs for the long-dead Astrid app, and I'm just that much less likely to use any Yahoo service because of that murder.

Yeah, I tried Wunderlist after Astrid shut down, and I much preferred Astrid. A damn shame it got shut down.

On the other hand I've been happy with Wunderlist after Astrid was shut down. It's pretty neat in maintaining daily lists/reminders and sharing lists with family/friends.
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