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Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do

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Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do

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Post by darekkay »

arikfr wrote: post #56

If anyone is looking for an alternative that will probably be around for a long time, check out Todoist [1]: they are bootstrapped and profitable and been around for 10 years. In terms of product - it's as simple to use as Wunderlist, but does have a few extra features. And they are cross platform like Wunderlist. (I'm not affiliated with them. Just a happy user.) [1] https://todoist.com

I've been a paying customer for over 2 years now, after trying many other apps, and I'm not moving anytime soon. However, one thing that bothers me was first killing a voting platform and then the discussion forum on Todoist. You can still contact the support, but there is no way to publicly vote for or discuss any feature requests.

Also, a shameless plug: I've built a Todoist backup tool[0], which can be used even as a non-premium user and which supports more processing friendly formats[1].

[0] https://darekkay.com/todoist-export/

[1] https://darekkay.com/2014/12/14/todoist-export-tool/

Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do

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Post by ziikutv »

amyjess wrote: post #201
ziikutv wrote: post #151

Is it just me or all apps now seem to either use.. * Material design * Apple-like design * Dropbox-like design Even when I goto Dribble, its the same thing, different colors. And the worse thign is, even when I am designing something. I conform to that norm!

IMO, when you're designing for a platform, it's distasteful to use anything other than that platform's UX. Ideally, all Android apps should use Material Design, and all iOS apps should look like they were made by Apple (does Apple have a name for their design?).

That makes sense but I was talking about general branding and even what the website looks like on desktop.

It's one thing about keeping a consistent UX vs following what, due to its nature, becomes a "standard" UI

Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do

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Post by calsy »

VladimirGolovin wrote: post #13

Damn, now I need to move faster. My app must be ready by the time they close Wunderlist. I expected an eventual closure, but not that soon. I've spent the last two years developing a todo app that would be a good replacement for Wunderlist (and Astrid, if anyone still remembers that). The app will include with some major / critical features both those apps lacked: proper hierarchies / first-class subtasks, automatica…

Nice looking app, but screenshots are not much use. Do you have release anxiety? 2 years and nothings out but a landing page?

If you had released it earlier you might have been able to get some traction right about now when people are forced to leave wunderlist.

You want to move faster, then release the app. Customer feedback positive and negative will get you making changes quick smart and you'll get a good sense of initial demand. App development is a continuous process that requires constant input from users. No point in adding features no one asked for, you're just wasting your time.

As a wise man once said 'It's better to have released and failed than to never have released at all'.

Re: Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do

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Post by gtf21 »

charlesdm wrote: post #70
gtf21 wrote: post #35

Sparrow, Sunrise, Wunderlist... all the good apps just get bought and killed.

Can you blame the developers, though? These acquisitions are life changing. I mean, heck, if someone offered me crazy money for an app, yes please!

No, you can't really blame them. One could make the argument that once providing a service to users you have some responsibility towards them, but I don't think it overrides the case for them to be acquired.

I can't help feeling that there is something rather dreadful about this state of affairs, however. It just seems like too many good things get acquired and shut down. That could be the fault of the market/culture/prevailing business models/app stores in not making it profitable enough for developers to want to keep going with their single app, and it could also be the fault of the acquires for shutting down good things.

I'm unsure as to the solution.

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