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Re: Sunrise is shutting down

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Post by tdkl »

brerlapn wrote: post #71
grinich wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you use for calendaring right now? What do you wish it did?

Not the OP, but on my Android device I have an easier time of calendaring since basically any app I choose will show all of the calendars I want (personal, my work calendar, my manager's calendar, my team's calendar) in the same space. For desktop, I did have Sunrise's desktop app until I noticed I wasn't getting a proper sync of some (apparently random) appointments from desktop to cloud/mobile, and even more so bec…

Did you try eMClient? One of the rare clients that does *DAV on Windows.

Re: Sunrise is shutting down

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Post by educar »

This is getting ridiculous. We need like n founder manifesto canary before we start using the products of all these startups. The canary should contain:

1. Their business plan

2. Long term vision for the company

3. How they plan to sustain themselves in the short run (1-2 years with no/little revenue).

4. What they would do if they get acquisition offers.

etc.

The startup can remove the canary once they decide to change their direction.

Re: Sunrise is shutting down

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Post by lowpro »

Sunrise is the only calendar app that has ever worked for me. I tried others like Google and the integrated outlook calendar, this is sad news.

Is it impossible to have apps that don't go either Microsoft or google? I don't want to be locked in an ecosystem.

Re: Sunrise is shutting down

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Post by eterm »

From their announcement of acqusition: http://blog.sunrise.am/post/110577824529/sunrise-microsoft

> Today, we’re excited to announce that Sunrise is joining Microsoft. For Sunrise, this is just the beginning.

> Sunrise will remain free and available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and Desktop – we’re not going anywhere.

Re: Sunrise is shutting down

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Post by bentlegen »

educar wrote: post #82

This is getting ridiculous. We need like n founder manifesto canary before we start using the products of all these startups. The canary should contain: 1. Their business plan 2. Long term vision for the company 3. How they plan to sustain themselves in the short run (1-2 years with no/little revenue). 4. What they would do if they get acquisition offers. etc. The startup can remove the canary once they decide to cha…

Or you could consider purchasing from open source businesses. Like Nylas, GitLab, Sentry, and others.

Re: Sunrise is shutting down

#90

Post by gkya »

educar wrote: post #79
Kadin wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is why I am very skeptical of (non-open-source) software made by startups. Often they are not in it to build a sustainable long-term business, but just for an exit, and that almost inevitably means the death of the software. It's as though the software is really just a sort of "corporate resumé" made to support their goal of getting bought out, not really something to be used. Unfortunately, I realize this attit…

This has nothing to do with opensource. Many opensource startups have just died and not taken things forward. If anything, look into the mission of the company and how they make money. i.e. look into their business. If it's all doled out for free, it's a good idea to give them a miss.

> This has nothing to do with opensource. Many opensource startups have just died and not taken things forward.

Well you're probably correct, but then when an OSS startup dies you have to code keep, use, and develop.

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