The Economics of PIMs

Posted by Chris Thompson
Jun 3, 2009 at 09:50 PM

This is a great thread. Personally, I’m not comfortable paying annually for software because it reduces the incentive for the developer to improve it. (I think Word is a false example… the problem I have with Word is that it stagnated for so long, without any real new features, just surface changes. e.g. We have to wait until 2010 to get ligatures? Seriously, it took nearly two decades of development to finally add that? I have the same beef with OneNote. Could be a solid product with a little fundamental work, but it’s just not moving forward in areas that matter, and the 2010 beta is no better. As another poster mentioned, Outlook is another classic example.)

Tools that work with open file formats are the safest way to go, IMHO.

—Chris