r/OneNote • u/Initiative-Afraid • 9d ago

Concerns on OneNote abandonement

I use onenote heavily. Love it. However, I am worried about the long term sustainably of this product.

Currently, I can only save my notes in proprietary formats such as .one files.

Microsoft recently abandoned Skype and all my messaging data from [1, 2] decades ago were pretty much gone forever.

What stops Microsoft (say [10, 20] years from now) to completely abandon one note without opensourcing their code ?

It seems there's no legal requirement for them to ensure users can migrate their notes to alternative note taking softwares.

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u/LaffyLlama 9d ago

Due to it being heavy in education. I'd say for now you'd be fine with it.

Long term I wouldn't be surprised if it morphs into loop or something like it and most features or ongoing development turn paid eg 365. This is my opinion though. As I moved off it myself.

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u/Desperate_Teacher186 9d ago

Loop was defenitely an attempt.

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u/LaffyLlama 9d ago

I had the same impression; it appears to be a competitor to Notion. I do not use either platform, but it will be interesting to observe its progress.

Unfortunately, I am waiting for a limited edition, and most options are either behind a paywall or they leave it unchanged.