Whoa there, @amcmo, I apologize if I’m ‘up your nose’ or implied a guilt or threat, but I’d like to step back a notch. As I said, I fully understand the API issues and path L&L has taken for multiple device syncing. And I, too, am the CIO of a large college and often field customer requests, both legitimate and uninformed.
‘Entitlement thinking’ is quite an assumption. I don’t know your use cases, but from the start I would assume yours are as valid as mine. Scriv has been my primary writing tool of choice for over a decade. It’s flexibility, ‘writerly organization’ and output options are the best available hands down (not to mention the amount of history and data I have in the tool). I write personally (poetry and journaling, mostly) and professionally (report after report and article after article, and on and on).
My workplace limits the options of devices (and what can connect to our network) on a policy basis. Both personally and professionally, I am in environments where one device is available for my writing but another is not with me. The real-world number of devices I use is more than 3. I don’t believe that’s entitlement. Devices have become ubiquitous and the growing value-add is ease of access. I also like getting my email on the device at hand as well.
I’ve purchased licenses for over a decade. I’ve purchased my own personal licenses and have additional licenses for work. I’ve purchased device licenses and upgrades every step of the way. I don’t need anything for free. And I’m not sure I even asked for action in my post.
I’d simply like us to consider that (one of) the value proposition(s) of Scrivener is ownership vs subscription model. By limiting an industry standard piece of functionality (multi-device syncing) to one provider, who then further limits functionality in essence makes Scriv a subscription product to take full advantage of that feature.
Dropbox is moving in the opposite direction of the industry both in value and limitations. Their model and trajectory is clearly targeted at businesses over personal use. The workarounds and stringing together of accounts, etc. is not a real solution. The only solution is subscribing to yet another cloud provider (DropBox) when others are cheaper with fewer limits. It is worth considering and I am just expressing a concern that this is an untenable model for implementing a feature.
I made the feature request for more options long ago. I understand the difficulty and I understand if L&L can’t/won’t move in the direction I particularly desire. That’s okay, but it’s a conversation worth having.That’s all.
This is an incredibly supportive community of artists and practitioners. Both the L&L team and this community are responsive, constructive, thoughtful and, frankly, amazing. Sorry for rambling on, but perhaps I should have provided more context in the first time.
Again, sincere apologies if I implied guilt and threat. It is my hope that we can continue to have civil conversations here.
Thanks,
Jeff
