Qiqqa Moving Ahead

Posted by Dr Andus
Nov 30, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>The pricing model is quite extraordinary
>http://www.qiqqa.com/About/UnlimitedStorage

Indeed the pricing models and the cloud aspect are what put me off in the first place, not only with Qiqqa but all the other similar referencing software that wants to entice people to upload their stuff. If you get involved with the type of academic research that requires this sort of referencing app, you will exceed the free 200MB within a couple of months. After several years of doctoral study I have 4.5GB of PDFs (over 1,100 PDFs), so the costs of uploading, downloading, syncing, getting it hosted etc. would add up, both in terms of money and time.

Basically I’m not convinced of the benefits of the cloud aspect when it comes to referencing software. I imagine most academic researchers still end up carrying around a laptop if they need to be mobile. And you can still have your data backed up by other cloud services such as Mozy, along with all your other files.