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  1. 1 hour ago, PinkElephant said:

    Update to 10.81, if you don't have it installed yet. Select this option (2, 3) on the 3 dots menu (1):

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    I am at 10.80.3 and Evernote says I have the most current version. Are you downloading this from some link or updating from within Evernote?
    Maybe the updates are not available to the world at the same time.

    Where are you accessing the 3 dots from? My 3 dots don't anything like this. I know yours is German. It seems you're on a Mac so maybe that's why the different version. BTW, I asked about Windows.

  2. 15 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

    Others enjoy the development - this /-command means you can insert quite complex elements with just a few keystrokes.

    Don‘t like the direction - go watching for an alternative. You find enough Threads about it in the forum.

    No one is saying to stop the development. We're asking for settings to turn off these disruptive features. Not everyone enjoys a UI that's heavy in bells and whistles. Some of us prefer a minimalist UI and hidden features. When we want something, we can turn it on on demand.
    We know about the / feature already. No need to show it all the goddamn time!

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  3. On 3/22/2024 at 8:38 PM, shoaib_shaikh said:

    I have thousands of notes in Evernote - Software Engineer by profession who loves to write and maintain notes.
    Honestly, not grandfathering your old users is not a great idea.
    I moved to UpNote with my big pool of notes - I am happy so far with the decision.
    If I change my mind I will update here.

    Windows upgrade is not yet available for UpNote and the free option supports 50 notes only.
    Totally useless for me now.

  4. 14 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

    You are soooo right.

    Excel has 430 functions, and now I counted, and I only use 41 of them.

    Am I now entitled for a 90% rebate ? Have to urgently request it from Microsoft.

    ‘ll be back soooooon 🏃🏻‍♂️

    Why don't you ever quote what you're replying to!? I lost track of whom you're replying to and what the point you're trying to make.This thread has multiple users making comments in case you didn't notice.
    You seem to be bothered about something. 
     

  5. 21 minutes ago, Wanderling Reborn said:

    At least, you only do it once...

    The other big issue is that in the dark mode, which is important for me, I can't read the text because the text stays in black. There's hardy any contrast between the text and the background color. I am also skeptical about free software that depends on donations.
    I am making these points for the benefit of others who might want to check Joplin out.

  6. 11 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

    I better don’t tell you what I expected.

    I am just happy that my payments will now stay in the company, driving services and development instead of financing the greed of others.

    That there is a Free plan, and eternal use was not sanctioned does not mean I must agree that it’s „normal“ to avoid payments, and let others foot the bill, for up to 15 years.

    Not everything that’s legal is right.

    If you want to pay, go ahead and pay. Good for you and for the company.

    If the company is offering a free plan and the company thinks it's right and people are making use of it, you shouldn't have an issue with it. 
    The company is offering choices and people are choosing. You seem to have a gripe that you're paying and others are not. You get what you pay for.
    You get more because you pay.
     

  7. 13 minutes ago, PinkElephant said:

    People are lazy - right so: Lazy enough that some trials took 15 years now, and were not finished when the new plan kicked in.

    No wonder these users get emotional: Just a few years more, and they would have been ready to decide …

    Lazy 🤣🤣🤣

    There were no trial plans with EN. If a plan works for years and it's free, of course they will stick to it. What did you expect?
    Why pay when you don't have to. 

     

  8. 11 hours ago, ferol said:

    I don't know why they did it that way. Maybe the import is more reliable when they upload it directly to their servers than when it is done locally on the user's computer... I don't care. It works.

    I've tried it, but it's not perfect that import especially with more complicated formatting. The text itself transfers fine. Just not everything was correct for example BOLD etc. They have a very active Discord, the software is in strong development.

    They are supporting imports from many software. So maybe they are implementing frequent changes. Updating a single import location, their servers, is a lot easier and faster than upgrading all the client software for all their users just for import changes. Plus it keeps the client app smaller in size.

  9. 4 minutes ago, CalS said:

    @abdu I don't know what long time means to everyone.  A month or two seems fair to me to evaluate something like EN.  Years makes no sense.

    I've used free as well.  Still have some free cloud storage, a few GB, that I haven't moved to MEGA or OneDrive, it's not pressing.  DropBox changes their plan I'll move it. 

    Personally I think EN gave away too much for too long. When I signed on in 2008 or 2009 I subscribed right away as I liked the product and wanted to pay for the value received.  Likewise, when V10 came along and my use case got borqued I moved on and quit paying. 

    End of the day I have never understood the free lunch mentality.  It's the company's choice not the user's.  Though BP could show a bit more grace providing transition timelines.  🤷‍♂️

     

    I am not sure what you're proposing. Remove the free plan and put instead a free trial? Why?
    The new 1/50 limit will purge many users in upcoming weeks. Freeing storage and resource.
    Some of us get a free trial to kick the tires then get distracted or we weren't that interested initially. We're not actively evaluating the software to make a purchase decision.
    For example, I may come to EN today to check out the software and start a trial, if they had one, and I am also checking other notes software and this is taking some time, maybe weeks and come back to EN and find out the trial expired, guess what will happen? I am going to concentrate on the apps that have free options and take my time with them. EN has lost me as a potential customer. Unless I contact EN and ask for a trial extension. I don't think many people do this. People are lazy.

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  10. 2 minutes ago, CalS said:

    It seems a time limit trial for new users and a sunset day for existing basic users would provide a fair testing environment and an eventual clean up. 

    One notebook and 50 notes sounds like target practice with no bullets.  And not sure free makes sense for a kind of mature product.  One opinion in the wilderness. 

    Users like free options. Me included. I was using a weather service to get historical weather data using their free plan. The first next paid option is $35/month. I am not going to pay that for using the service a bit.

    We also like to test products for a long time to make sure it works. Sometimes we get busy and forget to test the product and when we have time or remember, the trial has expired and we're stuck with having to pay. The free plan is already pretty limited. They can purge inactive users. The ones who seems to have  moved to another company but kept their Evernote account, just in case and it's free anyway.

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  11. 7 hours ago, gazumped said:

    I'm also surprised that existing users with (way) more than 50 notes get to keep their free online storage.  I agree that closing that down overnight would be totally unacceptable - but I'd be surprised if Evernote were not monitoring how many non-subscribers use more than say 1.5GB of storage,  and planning to do something about that at the end of next year when all of the subscription changes have rolled through...

    (Apologies by the way for the earlier brain freeze when I got legacy users mixed up with price rises...)

     

    These users won't be able to add any more new notes. I am pretty sure users who have many notes add new notes frequently. If they can't anymore, I expect they would either upgrade or move away. Both outcomes is what the company wants.

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  12. 36 minutes ago, gazumped said:

    You didn't find the big red flash that said "You're using outdated software" a big enough hint?  And they're not 'forcing' you to upgrade - they're just as happy if you make a decision and leave.  They either get some income to pay for your months of use,  or they put an end to a drain on their resources.  I'd say it's a win either way.

    I have never ever seen  "You're using outdated software" red flash . I am using the latest v10.x and always update when there's a new version. It's not outdated. You must be confused with users using the legacy version.
    What's the relationship between 'outdated' software and changes in plans and feature? Outdated software does not indicate change in plans. 


    Yes they are forcing users to upgrade if they don't notify clearly to users that what they used to be able to do won't work anymore. I am not talking about their business decision and why they did it. They know that without warning users about the change, some users will have to pay so they can add notes. They're not going to have enough time to do research for a new app, migrate and be able to add notes in the new app in a very short time. I paid for a month so that I can give myself time to research other alternatives and make a decision to move or stay. I am certainly not happy for not being able to add notes suddenly. 

    I also didn't get emails about their plan to change their offerings. All I have been seeing is the discounts and 'last chance' which showed for a very long time causing its lack of effectiveness.
    My whole reply was about their lack of giving users enough notice. You can stop talking about why they changed their plans. We already know why and how good it is for them.

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  13. They have been posting in your face ads for discounts for months but they couldn't put similar notifications or warnings that free users will only be able to have 50 notes and one notebook!? Come on Evernote. They did this sweeping move to 'force' users to upgrade and get a sudden influx of revenue. I paid for one month and probably will move to another app during the month. I found one that's 1/3 of Evernote's price.

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  14. 1 hour ago, PinkElephant said:

    When they say something on their website, it’s a starting point.

    You can check in the AppStore as well - devs need to declare their privacy details there. 

     

    They can say whatever they like on their website.
    I am not using notes mobile apps. Mobile devs can't publish apps to app stores without posting privacy pages anyways. It's already a requiement from the beginning. It's not as if some do and don't and users pick apps that do. 

  15. 1 hour ago, ferol said:

    I went through a quantum of systems, and the only one I liked as an alternative was Notesnook..  But I'm sticking with Evernote.

    I was trying it now and I think I like it. Best one so far. Easy to use and does what I want. I am able to import the .enex files. Although the process could have been simpler. 
    You have to use their website to import the .enex file and convert it into their .zip file which is imported in the app. Not sure why they didn't make it a simple oneclick import in the app. Not an issue since I can import all the .enex files in one swoop and it created all the notebooks with the proper names. Thumbs up.

    I haven't installed it on another computer yet and test the syncing.

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