Pottster, I actually do get your point and understand and I have actually looked around, even on alternativeto.net and have yet to find anything with the matching power of MLO is all I meant. I may not be a power user (although recently I realized I haven't been using MLO as effectively) so I agree that if there is never any response or an update, people will leave including me. I'm just getting a lot of use out of it now so I can't complain too much is all I meant.
On that note, I did leave a comment on Andrey's MLO Facebook page inquiring about an update yesterday so we'll see if there's any response. I'm not going to ask anymore is all I meant. If I continue to see no communication, I too will move on. That, being said, I'm assuming it would have to come out before the end of the year because Andrey posted in November that anyone who purchased MLO a year from the release of version 4 would get MLO v.4 for free. That doesn't fit my situation but would be bad business if he posted that, had people buy it from that point and did not release it before then. If that happens, I will be moving on myself. Joel On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:33:44 AM UTC-4, pottster wrote: > > Glad that you're pleased with the current functionality. I value it highly > too but I think you're missing the point(s). > > 1) Nothing can afford to stand still for long in the modern world - least > of all software. If you look at the origins of MLO it's own successful > birth came out of the neglect of a number of very similar products. > > 2) There is always competition. Look here for MLO alternatives > http://alternativeto.net/software/my-life-organized/ and this list is > far from complete. Lack of development causes people to look elsewhere even > if they end up returning. Eventually, if there is no change, people will > stop returning if other products are in active development and MLO isn't. > > 3) Even if some are 100% happy with MLO as it is now I would suggest that > the majority of MLO users would be classified as power users and always > looking to improve and enhance their productivity systems. My evidence is > the number of suggestions and votes on User Voice and the high level of > activity on this forum. For non power users there are already numerous and, > to be frank, far more elegant solutions in the app/cloud arena. Power users > are the lifeblood and evangelists for MLO and they are the ones looking for > continual improvement. > > 4) Concerns expressed are far from lack of patience but arise from the > length of time between updates. Currently far longer than for previous > versions. > > 5) No one wants a buggy release but that argument falls down as well when > you consider how long it has been since an updated beta version has been > available (or even news about one). > > Asking for active development and communication is far from being disloyal > or ungrateful towards Andrey as implied. It's actually the complete > opposite on both counts. If the product doesn't improve and gain more users > it dies and the product's success is based on the desktop version. Simple > as that. > > > On Saturday, 30 June 2012 03:22:34 UTC+1, Bedrudin wrote: >> >> I really like this google group here. I've learned so much here and got >> so many ideas how to get out more from MLO. >> From time to time somebody is asking about MLO 4.0, or in general when >> there will be a new release. >> I propose the following: Stop asking about MLO 4.0 and start using the >> plenty features of MLO that are already there in Version 3.X. Buy a good >> book about organizing your work and time (Like Getting things done or >> something similar), read this google group (you may register for the daily >> mail notification), ask questions here, and you will be happy how good MLO >> supports and fits your needs already! >> >> I'm personally not waiting for MLO 4.0. I use it since 2009 and there was >> constantly progress in development. Version 3 brought so many improvements >> compared to version 2 (since v3 editing of multiple items was possible, >> great!). Then the mobile versions came, one after another, great! The cloud >> sync was implemented, great! What would I have done with MLO 4.0 if there >> wasn't a mobile version for my preferred mobile phone? Going around with >> two devices, I think. But I can choose which mobile platform I want to use >> and for most OS there is a mobile MLO version, great! What would I have >> done with MLO 4.0 if there wasn't a cloud sync? Syncing at home with wifi >> sync only. What about my office PC then? But cloud sync is implemented, >> great! What would I have done, if cloud sync is buggy? What if we, the >> customers, ask for cloud sync (or any other feature), and want it fast, but >> then it comes out with lot of bugs? The features would be useless. Instead, >> Andrey tests each feature with the beta team and if a feature is stable, >> then it comes out. I'm working as a professional software >> architect/software developer, and I'm impressed how good MLO on all >> platforms with all its features works. Great work! >> >> Am Dienstag, 5. Juni 2012 01:57:04 UTC+2 schrieb motorwayne: >>> >>> Can we have an update please. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/-/vfT09T75_XMJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
