Google Tasks might start to creep forward
I wanted to add this comment to the old thread here, but that thread is now closed, so here is this small update on its own...
I have been surprised how little polish Google has applied to its modest Google Tasks product, and I have worried about how a refined Google Tasks could effect RTM, so I read this blog post with a mixture of interest and mild alarm.
I know RTM is, in many ways, far ahead of anything Google is likely to do, but I also worry that Tasks might have such a natural advantage in reaching new users that it could be a hurdle for RTM's continued march to world task domination.
I simply mention this as I think I am not alone among RTM users in thinking it is a great web site, and also thinking the development cycle is very slow, and I want RTM to be positioned as well as possible to thrive for years to come. Thus I think it makes sense to note the possibility of enhanced competition from other task managers.
I have my fingers crossed that your iPad app development goes smoothly and that Bob might have some time then to turn to site enhancements.
I have been surprised how little polish Google has applied to its modest Google Tasks product, and I have worried about how a refined Google Tasks could effect RTM, so I read this blog post with a mixture of interest and mild alarm.
I know RTM is, in many ways, far ahead of anything Google is likely to do, but I also worry that Tasks might have such a natural advantage in reaching new users that it could be a hurdle for RTM's continued march to world task domination.
I simply mention this as I think I am not alone among RTM users in thinking it is a great web site, and also thinking the development cycle is very slow, and I want RTM to be positioned as well as possible to thrive for years to come. Thus I think it makes sense to note the possibility of enhanced competition from other task managers.
I have my fingers crossed that your iPad app development goes smoothly and that Bob might have some time then to turn to site enhancements.
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi Ran,
We definitely appreciate the concern, but I just wanted to reassure you (and all users :) that Bob and the rest of the team are very much hard at work making Remember The Milk the best that it can be.
There's always going to be a ton of task management products out there (it seems like there's a new one popping up every day!), but we try to stay very much focused on what we're doing, as that's the only way that we're going to develop a better product. :)
We definitely appreciate the concern, but I just wanted to reassure you (and all users :) that Bob and the rest of the team are very much hard at work making Remember The Milk the best that it can be.
There's always going to be a ton of task management products out there (it seems like there's a new one popping up every day!), but we try to stay very much focused on what we're doing, as that's the only way that we're going to develop a better product. :)