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Re: Evernote Raises $20M from Japanese Media Giant Nikkei

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Post by jdonnici » Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 8:04 PM UTC

fwn wrote: post #12

I use and pay Evernote. I love the idea. But lately I think they stopped innovating their software and focused on office supplies and messenger bags. There are many things they could've improved by now. I hope their easy money won't mislead them even more.

Like you, I pay for Evernote's premium service, love the idea, and - until recently - thought their execution was great.

Now, I think they're too distracted by the "accessories" market and ill-fitting social features that don't fit what the service was sold to be... a digital shoebox.

I don't need WSJ or Nikkei articles to appear in my Evernote searches. Sure, I can turn this "Context" feature off but it's on by default and doesn't do anything I don't get with CMD+T in my browser. Resources were spent on it.

I feel the same way about the Chat feature. Who are these people who want to chat with friends/colleagues from inside of Evernote? Again, more resources spent on that.

In the meantime... Premium features are broken on iOS (passcode security turns itself off), the Windows version doesn't work with HiDPI displays, and the editing/formatting of notes doesn't sync correctly across Windows->Mac->iOS.

Re: Evernote Raises $20M from Japanese Media Giant Nikkei

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Post by jdonnici » Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 8:08 PM UTC

virmundi wrote: post #6

I wonder about the long term viability of services like Evernote. I use them, but I would never pay for the service. If I got an email from them stating they'd be going out of business, I probably would move my notes out, maybe? For those who've paid for the service, why?

The service will scan the content of PDF attachments for searching, which is nice. The two bigger premium features, for me, are offline notebooks and passcode security.

Unfortunately, the latter feature has been broken for well over a month on iOS. The most release was supposed to fix it, but passcode security still turns itself off after a few hours.

Re: Evernote Raises $20M from Japanese Media Giant Nikkei

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Post by mh- » Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 8:48 PM UTC

cromag wrote: post #2

Recently I discovered Nimbus Note, an Evernote/OneNote hybrid. Great for capturing ideas and moments with audio, video or notes. Been using it constantly: http://nimbus.everhelper.me/note.php

unfortunately, don't see a native Mac app

Re: Evernote Raises $20M from Japanese Media Giant Nikkei

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Post by dominotw » Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 9:37 PM UTC

I moved away from evernote to free onenote.

Re: Evernote Raises $20M from Japanese Media Giant Nikkei

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Post by egypturnash » Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 11:31 PM UTC

I keep feeling like Evernote is falling around like crazy to try and diversify. I like and pay for the app but god I don't want EN-branded socks/backpacks/thermoses. Or have it try to shove random articles off the internet into my face when I'm sitting there thinking about My Projects.