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rts

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  1. When 25guy created his long list of Evernote alternatives DEVONthink was at the top of the list as the only criteria he found lacking of 12 was cross-platform support. The three programs tied for second place were EN Legacy edition, Joplin, and Keep It (another Mac & iOS exclusive). I have a growing fear that EN's future development will force me to rethink my workflow -- and possibly split my migration efforts into multiple applications.
  2. You start with a promise of significant changes coming soon and finish by saying (in effect) Legacy app downloads can disappear as soon as those changes arrive. Which is simply a more positively phrased version of what's already been said. It's a bit like me saying I'm committed to losing weight until my weight changes. If the company is truly committed there should be no problem promising the Legacy app will continue to sync without new bugs through, say, 2021. But such a promise would in effect be supporting the legacy app, wouldn't it? So aside from a reaffirmation of the previously announced features to come, nothing's really changed by your post. I'm old enough to remember when release notes documented changes in a product released to customers, not promotional statements about changes coming Real Soon Now. What in the world has happened to software companies these days? No, that's not what was stated at all. There's no statement the Legacy app will be supported, merely a commitment to making it available. And for how long? I don't know what a promise to support crucial workflows means given the numerous reported problems with v10, but I'm pretty sure it's not "until we're closer to closing the feature gap".
  3. I wound up searching these forums today because the new "improved" Windows app didn't know how to add terms to the dictionary for some reason. I find it reassuring that others hate the new app but the different issues they're reporting is disconcerting. It's a fundamental rule of the Linux kernel developers that things they change under the hood of Linux should never create issues for existing user software. Would that the Evernote crew subscribed to similar reasoning with their UI "upgrades". I understand the appeal and/or necessity of moving to a unified UI and minimizing the differences between the Windows and Mac applications. I even understand the trend of making everything a web app in look and feel. I just don't like the changes. And I really don't understand the necessity of removing features. But I'm just an existing Premium customer so what do I know? Still, I'd think a forum thread where Premium users are suggesting alternative products would underscore the issues with leaving existing customers behind. In any event, I removed the new v10 app and reinstalled using a backup copy of Evernote_6.24.2.8919.exe. Things seem back to normal now. I've certainly relearned the necessity of regular offline backups of my information. I can't see any reason for new apps to bork syncing our databases, however, given that previously released software syncs fine. An edict that syncing could disappear at any moment -- a rather odd implication for a company selling easy access to data -- comes across as a veiled threat to strongly encourage upgrading. Nice little unsupported app you've got there, Bunky. Sure would be a shame if you couldn't sync anymore or your data got corrupted.
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