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by mhartl 5159 days ago
Evernote is definitely changing the world. I use it almost every day, and my notes are automagically synced across all my devices. I get the impression that I am not alone.

The amount of good a company does is the number of people helped times the average good done per person. If your company is a medical clinic, the number of people is small, and the good per person is large. If your company is Evernote, the good per person is small, but the number of people is enormous. Don't underestimate the value of a company that improves each person's life just a little, but does it by the hundreds of millions.

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Can it be used in a way similar to the fashion Steven Berlin Johnson uses Devonthink Pro: http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/movabletype/archives/0002... ?
I am a paying Evernote customer. And let's be honest it doesn't in anyway offer something magical.

iCloud enabled apps (see how well Reminders works on Mountain Lion) are starting to show how well cloud services can work. And Microsoft won't be far behind.

Services like Evernote will be taken down by the onslaught of "automatically synced" apps that is coming. Many of which will be going right for Evernote's jugular.