The search feature is a total miss for me however. What problem is it solving? I already have Google, I don't need subpar search built into my notes app.
And searching automatically on highlighted text seems particularly confusing. I quite often highlight text while writing, not intending to make searches in the sidebar. It also took me too long to realize search results were being appended at the end of the list, not at the top.
The search text is also confusing. "All loaded, keep going." Say what now?
On the business model, $9 a month seems too steep as compared to the value prop of, say, Netflix. But I'm a cheap curmudgeon, so you should probably raise prices for all I know!
Thanks for the feedback, @ search bit of reasoning:
"Making lists, remembering good ideas or writing drafts mostly includes a lot of research. So you normally sit there with a ton of tabs open, copy and paste things etc. What if those tabs, that are normally lost, can be pinned right next to your notes? Or you can look up and replace a word with a synonym with a single click."
In short (especially with the Chrome plugin) it's saving (re)search next to your note instead of tabs that vanish.
9 bucks: Thought about it rather binary, either you'd pay nothing (you can a lot with the free plan) or you see a ton value/don't care that much.
You do not have Google. Google has Google, and currently allows you to use it, with certain conditions, caveats, and fine print.
Some people might not like the uncertainty and/or the tradeoffs required. Please do not act as if everyone should accept them as a fact of life.
Besides, it makes more sense for an application to implement its own search, since the application has both the domain knowledge and direct access to all its own data.
The search feature is a total miss for me however. What problem is it solving? I already have Google, I don't need subpar search built into my notes app.
And searching automatically on highlighted text seems particularly confusing. I quite often highlight text while writing, not intending to make searches in the sidebar. It also took me too long to realize search results were being appended at the end of the list, not at the top.
The search text is also confusing. "All loaded, keep going." Say what now?
On the business model, $9 a month seems too steep as compared to the value prop of, say, Netflix. But I'm a cheap curmudgeon, so you should probably raise prices for all I know!