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Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by tsuujin » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 1:16 AM UTC

zwaps wrote: post #66

Man I have been a Remarkable user since the initial crowdfunding, but I feel like they are about to throw it. Many of these features were free up until now. Yes, we get grandfathered in, for now, but you gotta agree to a new TOS which I am sure makes this a time limited offer if they so choose. These niche devices need their community, people who are not only taking a lot of notes, drawing a ton or annotating many pd…

I started bullet journaling for work a couple of months ago, and I was about to pull the trigger on buying a remarkable because I like everything about bujo except for the book itself.

I was waiting for my next paycheck to buy one, and then this happened right before. Now I’m opting to just stick with my book.

Smooth move, remarkable.

My favorite part is how they tell you that you’re saving money on the hardware, but having just recently checked all the pricing I can tell you that they increased the base cost on everything to mitigate that.

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by bborud » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 8:08 AM UTC

idorosen wrote: post #130

bborud wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How long did that time window last? I started working for a telco that had a lot of business in emerging (Asian) markets in 2009. Three months after whatsapp was founded. What I do remember from that period was how quickly smart phone prices fell and how rapidly they came to dominate much of the picture in just a few years.

Long enough for the network effect to take root in many countries. IIRC, it was at least 1-2 years in Israel and other countries, and today WhatsApp is ubiquitous there. J2ME apps showed up on a few smartphones too.

Sounds about right.

The reason I asked is that working in the telco industry gave me a slightly different perspective on time. Nothing happens fast in the telco industry and what would take perhaps a quarter in my previous jobs could easily stretch out for a couple of years (for a number of reasons largely having to do with organizations that do not respond well to changes).

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by madsbuch » Mon, Nov 01, 2021, 1:10 PM UTC

After this change it should be possible for all European consumers to return their product on RMA.

The product is sold with a feature that makes it possible to convert notes to text. This feature _only_ work when having a subscription. Ie. without a subscription the product is broken, as the advertised feature does not work.