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Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by [deleted] »

dmitrygr wrote: post #78
syshum wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Outside of Cloud Storage (which is is not worth $8/mo) and handwritting there is nothing in their services that require cloud.. The storage integration should be on the device, they choose to make it via the cloud service. There is no technical reason they could not have made it work directly on the device. Further their 2 largest competitors in the Space, SuperNote, and Boox all seem to be able to offers these featu…

Handwriting also does not require a cloud. My 2002 Sony Clie TH55 (with Decuma handwriting recognizer) and 2003 WinMo devices (block recognizer) did it just fine on the device, on terrible (~200MHz, < 1.0 IPC) CPUs.

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Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by pedalpete »

echelon wrote: post #43
krzkaczor wrote: post #38

I am surprised to see no mentioned of Onyx Boox Air in this thread. I bought it recently instead of Remarkable 2 and it's amazing. You simply can't beat open ecosystem like android with some proprietary crap (unless you're FAANG). Having chrome browser fully in-sync with desktop one is a killer feature for me.

Onyx is knowingly and willfully violating the GPL and claiming detractors are showing an "anti-China bias".

Can you provide a link or some details?

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by rchaud »

Meanwhile I can hook up a BT keyboard to my Onyx Boox Note and edit Google Docs on the official app because it runs Android.

I can use Syncthing Fork on it to handle P2P file sync because I cam install Fdroid as well.

The SaaS-ification of everything in the US is just such a tragedy. Buy once, pay forever.

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by rchaud »

vtail wrote: post #55

I’m a very happy ReMarkable 2 user, and I have pre-ordered it more than a year ago which means I don’t have to pay anything. Yet I think the linked page is an example of a terrible marketing: instead of highlighting the benefits of the premium service, they are emphasizing how horrible your user experience will be if you don’t buy one. Regardless of your stance on their pricing action, that’s a grave marketing mistak…

>instead of highlighting the benefits of the premium service

No need to put lipstick on a pig. It's a monthly fee to connect to Dropbox and Google Drive.

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by yuliyp »

It's telling that they (a) Never state how long the free access for existing customers will last, and (b) force you to agree to terms which say they can change the price within 30 days at any time they would like.

It is quite disappointing that they are trying to extract value via subscriptions for what is the functionality of a piece of hardware that they advertised.

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by rchaud »

kweks wrote: post #16

User and avocate of the rm2 here; it completely replaced my notepad/s in and out of the office. Worth mentioning that they have given lifetime access to existing customers, but I had been planning on giving devices to staff at the end of the year, this announcement has significantly cooled my enthusiasm. If Remarkable staff are reading and are willing to extend the lifetime offer to existing clients for new purchases…

What is 'lifetime' for a startup company?

I can use Dropbox and Google drive on a 2011 laptop running Win7, already EOL'd for 2 years. Even when desktop sync is no longer supported, the web client will still work.

What will happen when these guys get bored and move on to something else?

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by secfirstmd »

stronglikedan wrote: post #75
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…

Sounds like they recently hired their first MBA.

Yeh I was a big fan and waited over a year for the original. Its main drawback has always been it's crappy sync with Dropbox etc. 100 dollars are year for that? Get last time I buy a Remarkable...

Re: reMarkable Connect subscription plans

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Post by marifjeren »

monkmartinez wrote: post #9

Totally lame. I have tried so many note taking services and apps that my head spins when I think about it. Notion, Notability, OneNote, Evernote, Apple Notes, Google Keep, Squid, and more... At this point, I am 100% OneNote and a physical paper notebook. I use OneNote on every single device I own including a Raspberry Pi. I use the handwriting features of OneNote with an iPad pro to sketch ideas while researching. I…

Why did you write that as EVERY.DEVICE.I.OWN? Does that refer to something besides its literal meaning?
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