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Re:Evernote lost its CTO, CFO, CPO and HR head as it eyes an... by tolien on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @06:38PM (#17913470)
> a huge amount of energy felt squandered on a shotgun-strategy of special-purpose apps

Never mind random apps, what about socks? [1]

1: https://mashable.com/2013/09/26/evernote-market/

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Re:Evernote lost its CTO, CFO, CPO and HR head as it eyes an... by luckydata on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @09:05PM (#17914295)
that was just a marketing gimmick, it's not like core engineers will be busy knitting the socks.
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Re:Evernote lost its CTO, CFO, CPO and HR head as it eyes an... by tolien on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @04:15AM (#17916009)
I doubt core engineers were working on Skitch either (for one, it was an acquisition), but GGP still points out that Evernote lacked (still lacks?) focus. Selling branded stuff (they also did business card holders and bags) is another piece of that.
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