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Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

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Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#11
Oh, wow. I had never heard of this device before, and looking at their website was an emotional rollercoaster. I went from “wow, I need this”, to “oh dear lord, absolutely not” several times, the whole connect thing, pricing around accessories, and lack of “formal” support for many cloud storage options leave me unimpressed.

Their website makes a real spammy impression, and really doesn’t inspire confidence. I need to keep paying their subscription to have handwriting conversion - one of the key reasons I would buy this? What if they go out of business? I lose device functionality? What about iCloud or OneDrive integration? I need to use Chrome for some functionality?

Nothing about this leaves a good taste in my mouth. It’s a real shame since I had my wallet ready, the device as such looks awesome, but the only hardware I want on a subscription is a new car.

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#12
I love my RM2. I don't have a problem w Remarkable wanting to charge for opt-in, value-add services. TLDR the hardware's great, the software's mediocre but steadily improving -- and extremely hackable -- and I'll continue to use and recommend it.

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#13
I was days away from ordering a Remarkable 2, despite the high price.

I could see it being amazing, with screen-share, in diagraming and sharing visually with webex/zoom colleagues.

Now it looks like I'll need to pay them $7.99/month for the privilege ? Instant hell-no.

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#15

This feels like a huge boon for the PineNote team, given that their launch is just around the corner.

their launch is not just around the corner -- unless you count a barely-functional developer device as launching, and a suitable replacement for the Remarkable 2.

The PineNote in 2021 will NOT be a consumer device, it may or may never end up being one depending on what the community of developers manage to develop in the next few years...

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#16

A lot of comments talk aboue being disappointed and all, but id rather pay for cloud services than have my data sold to merchants and marketeers. Meanwhile, I have syncthing and gocryptfs installed on my remarkable 2 and have blocked all telemetry domains with the hosts file. If i wanted to, I could even disable xochotl completely (however you spell it). This is all good and shows that they respect their customers. W…

What stops them from charging you and selling your data?

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#17

I was days away from ordering a Remarkable 2, despite the high price. I could see it being amazing, with screen-share, in diagraming and sharing visually with webex/zoom colleagues. Now it looks like I'll need to pay them $7.99/month for the privilege ? Instant hell-no.

According to this comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28847243 if you buy before December 21 you get it free for lifetime

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#19
post #8

I've been entertaining either a Remarkable2 or a Boox Note Air, but with remote-work over the last year it's been much less compelling. Plus here in Australia we pay a significant premium for these types of devices - f.e. they're advertising the remarkable2 with Connect for USD$299 - but for Australians it's AU$499 (~ US$366). On top of the death by a thousand cuts that is yet another subscription service, the AU ver…

australia has 10% GST included in the price

Re: Remarkable starts implementing subscription plans for its cloud features

#20

A lot of comments talk aboue being disappointed and all, but id rather pay for cloud services than have my data sold to merchants and marketeers. Meanwhile, I have syncthing and gocryptfs installed on my remarkable 2 and have blocked all telemetry domains with the hosts file. If i wanted to, I could even disable xochotl completely (however you spell it). This is all good and shows that they respect their customers. W…

What stops them from charging you and selling your data?

misplaced faith in capitalism
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