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Evernote reinvents itself again
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Posted by WSP
Sep 23, 2015 at 12:21 AM
Evernote has just announced that it is now engaged in a “massive infrastructure project” that will improve the writing, editing, and formatting experience of its users:
https://blog.evernote.com/blog/2015/09/22/the-future-of-writing-in-evernote/
My (slightly cynical) response is: Better late than never.
Posted by Hugh
Sep 23, 2015 at 09:20 AM
Yes, my response is similar - about time too! With the contemporary Evernote - which I can’t entirely disentangle in my perception from the previous, and lamented by me, “tear-off-the-toilet-roll” Evernote - one constantly has the feeling that the infrastructure and investment could support something more useful.
However, alongside that feeling, there’s also the sense that if the Evernote offering were to improve, there’d be significantly less room in the marketplace for some valued competitors.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Sep 23, 2015 at 09:22 AM
I suspect this is a somewhat alarmed (and slightly belated) response to the new Apple Notes in iOS (and shortly in MacOS).
Not as flexible as Evernotes in some respects, but much more convenient.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Sep 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM
Maybe I’m just getting old and rickety (not really, I’m only 59), but this is the part of the announcement that annoys and alarms me most:
“Beyond the fundamentals, it’ll open up new possibilities for what a note is and how you use and share it.”
What?! A note is a note. This sounds like they are paving the way to new services I don’t need or want.
Steve Z.
Posted by WSP
Sep 30, 2015 at 02:03 AM
From the Evernote blog today: “Evernote’s strength is in its core: notes, sync, and search. That’s where we’re going to focus. Achieving that focus means making some difficult decisions. Today we let go of 47 people from the Evernote team and announced the closure of three of our global offices.”