• @ThekingoflordaA
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    8820 days ago

    Having the app being the thing that makes something useful is a red flag. If the app/company dies your gadget is e-waste.

    • Snot Flickerman
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      1320 days ago

      Excellent point but how would you do it without an app? Even if it was Open Source and for PC it would need to be sending data to a PC to put together as a legible note. The pen itself is too underpowered to do that all on its own, the pen is just the data capturing tool. It would be a similar situation for Open Source, too, an end to development could mean an end to the devices continued usefulness.

      • Evkob (they/them)
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        5120 days ago

        The difference is, if the app were open-source someone could continue developing it.

        If it’s proprietary, you’re shit out of luck.