Thanks for your reply Dwight but with all due respect I was looking for an answer from Andrey - a follow up to his previous comment; an "official" statement if you will and a keeping up of his stated "intention" to be more open with the end-user base. (despite no real evidence of actually trying - fluffy blog interviews not withstanding - I'm still masochistically hopeful.)
At this time I have summarily abandoned mlo and I have not renewed my sync subscription for some months already. No reason to pay into an ecosystem that falls apart when I leave my desk and that doesn't deem respecting or communicating with it's users, even as they express outrage, to be important. I have stopped recommending mlo to others although I'm not yet actively encouraging others to bail. I expect my patience will wane on that point soon enough though. I find it additionally interesting that quite a few of the people who stood and vocalized opinions on my positions or comments, labeling me harsh or insensitive to the devs and other users for asserting myself and calling BS on this shell game of red herrings and misdirection, are now themselves feeling fed up and thinking/looking for alternatives. I need to learn once and for all that my bullshit detector goes off miles before those around me. I've not yet settled on a replacement for MLO though so theoretically there is time to salvage this "relationship". Though just today I revisited a solution that I rejected two years ago and found it has flourished quite nicely since and supports pretty much every platform I could want and may just be my direction. Unlike MLO, this company seems to have figured out how to keep pace on multiple platforms simultaneously, including a web app that is continuously evolving. I'm waiting to see Andrey's next move but I'm really not holding my breath. On Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 9:15:32 AM UTC-4, Dwight Arthur wrote: > > Hi, Joel, Dwight here. One of the conditions of joining the beta team is > agreeing not to discuss the particulars of the beta test outside of the > circle of beta testers. But this statement by itself should reveal to you > that there is a beta test cycle currently under way. > > I am very interested in sync bugs myself. I wonder if I'm aware of the > specific bugs that are on your mind. Have each of these bugs been reported > on this forum? If so, would you mind replying to this thread with links to > each place where these bugs were discussed? This would allow me (and > anybody else who is reading this thread) to refresh our understanding of > problems in this area. > > Thanks, > -Dwight > Mlo betazoid on Android sgn2 > > On Jun 17, 2015, Joel Azaria <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So it's a month and a half later Andrey. Has this been released to the >> "beta" team? Will those not 'fortunate' enough to be selected for your >> private beta team see any of this new functionality anytime soon? >> >> Besides for new features, have any of the sync bugs been addressed? >> >> >> >> On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 8:15:17 AM UTC-4, Andrey Tkachuk (MLO) wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> Yes I understand that you upset because public beta testing of the new >>> generation of MLO-Android has not started yet. I feel the same way and each >>> time I delay the release I think about it. However the quality of the >>> product is extremely important to me. The release was delayed several times >>> because our tests indicated potential data loss issues. That’s how >>> development process goes - you can’t predict everything that can happen. >>> Sometimes we just want to check on smth twice to be sure that everything >>> will be ok with your personal data during testings. >>> >>> So let me update you on the status (yes I know I should do it more >>> frequently). The good news is that the last week I decided that it was >>> stable enough and have added a few external testers to the testing process >>> to check MLO-Android v2 with real data. The test was good and as a result >>> we discovered just a few new issues which I hope will be fixed soon. After >>> these fixes v2 will be releases to the entire beta team. And I personally >>> use my real data with MLO-Android v2 already. >>> I can assure you that all we are working on right now is Android beta >>> last preparations, and we will send it to the beta team as soon as we can! >>> I am sure that you will like the new version as much as I like it already >>> :) >>> >>> >>> As for the situation in Ukraine, it upsets us, of course. But it doesn't >>> affect the development process in MyLifeOrganized directly. Also I already >>> mentioned this several times and will repeat it here again: all our >>> development environment and your cloud data are stored only on USA servers >>> manged in automated way or by people who live out of our country. So do not >>> worry about this. >>> >>> We want to be more opened for our users, and soon we will publish an >>> article about MLO team and our working process, so that we could understand >>> each other better. >>> >>> I would like to say thanks to everybody who contacting me personally and >>> supporting me and our team during this time. I really appreciate it. We >>> really like what we do and with your support we do it even better. >>> >>> Andrey. >>> MyLifeOrganized >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 7:50:47 AM UTC+3, Dwight Arthur wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Jean-Marc. Yes, there is a war and just this February the city where >>>> MLO keeps its offices had a terrorist explosion ( >>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31575384). I did computer work in >>>> New York City in 2001 and we lost about four months productivity after the >>>> September 11 attack. One big issue is that it’s terribly difficult to >>>> retain your talented and knowledgeable developers after something like >>>> this >>>> happens. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Anyhow, I’m staying with MLO not because I feel sorry for the citizens >>>> of Ukraine and not because I’m doing a charitable act, but just because I >>>> feel even the old, tired Android version is by far the most powerful and >>>> flexible task management tool available on Android today. >>>> >>>> -Dwight >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-Marc Meessen >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:14 AM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* [MLO] Re: So apparently beta testing for Android version 2 >>>> STILL hasn't started....(sigh) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Just wanted to point out that there is a war going on in Andrey's >>>> country (Ukrainia) if I am not mistaken. This can explain the "slugish" >>>> development. How would we work it out if our country was torn by a civil >>>> war. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jmm >>>> >>>> Le mercredi 22 avril 2015 14:31:54 UTC+2, Holmes245 a écrit : >>>> >>>> Losing my patience with Andrey, seriously. I really don't think they >>>> need to take on more platforms with the development being this slow. On >>>> March 26, MLO team posted on Facebook a response in the comments to >>>> someone >>>> who inquired about the Android update: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "A little Android update - the development is finished and V2 is now >>>> ready for beta testing! When all the tests will run successfully, we will >>>> make the release. Thank you for being MLO user and for your patience." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Keep in mind, that was March 26. I posted a comment in response to the >>>> MLO team, commenting that something like that aught to have been a major >>>> post or update on their social sites or blog. I saw a response from them >>>> today, on April 22nd, nearly a month from their March 26 statement, >>>> stating: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "A post regarding Android update will be certainly a separate one. As >>>> soon as beta testing starts, we will make announcement with app >>>> screenshots >>>> and the list of new features." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On March 26, last month, they said that MLO v.2 for Android was ready >>>> for beta testing. I thought that sounded great. Now we're hearing, on >>>> April >>>> 22nd that it hasn't started but it's ready. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sure, sure, right. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/02c36f61-4720-4fe6-8e09-f0dc1fee2a79%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/02c36f61-4720-4fe6-8e09-f0dc1fee2a79%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MyLifeOrganized" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/468153b1-6692-40a2-a3e3-2e7ca4fb03f9%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/468153b1-6692-40a2-a3e3-2e7ca4fb03f9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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