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On the other hand, my iPad and Apple Pencil get used constantly. I run “write” by stylus labs. That combo of hardware and software provides the workflow I hoped the remarkable would (but didn’t). — True the remarkable is “more open” than the iPad… but not open enough to let me install software that matters to me.
So it’s just more ewaste.
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
But screen-sharing, essentially what's on the table to an app on my Laptop, should not require cloud services nor a recurring monthly subscription.
The coupling reeks and has really turned me off my decision to buy.
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What stops them from charging you and selling your data?
What data does it even have to sell? It's basically an etch a sketch.
I have a remarkable (1) tablet. It sits on my shelf, Haven’t even charged it in over a year. On the other hand, my iPad and Apple Pencil get used constantly. I run “write” by stylus labs. That combo of hardware and software provides the workflow I hoped the remarkable would (but didn’t). — True the remarkable is “more open” than the iPad… but not open enough to let me install software that matters to me. So it’s just…
Plenty of people have and use a Remarkable. You prefer something else? Fine. It doesn't have to sit on your shelf until you get around to throwing it away.
Resell it. Give it to a friend. Donate it. You have many options besides your shelf.
Damn. Was on the fence about this tablet for my masters. But I guess they took away any reservations I have. Anyone know any reasonable alternative?
Having a subscription is fine. Having a garbage free tier is not. Basic things you can't do in free tier: - export your documents (email is the only high quality export, today, going through the app exports PNGs at half resolution) - have a warranty on your device (the ToS was changed to give warranty only to Connect customers) Sure. Let's say you can sell handwriting conversion and screenshare. Maybe. But ugh, they…
> the ToS was changed to give warranty only to Connect customers Is this even legal anywhere?