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August 23, 2011

Evernote Buys Skitch

I am deeply worried about Evernote's acquisition of Skitch. On it's face, the acquisition makes sense - a marriage of two hopelessly over-complicated but still ubiquitous services.

This Evernote commentary speaks for itself. The Skitch app for Mac (which I paid $20 for!) is even worse - 99% of the features are not necessary. I would cut everything except "post to skitch.com," "copy url of posted image to your clipboard," and "share with Bluetooth."

Aug 23, 2011 11:19:42 PM | Web/Tech

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