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New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Nearly all of Evernotes remaining staff has been laid off

Tell HN: Nearly all of Evernote’s remaining staff has been laid off
600 by baron816 | 322 comments on Hacker News.
Its acquirer (Bending Spoons) has taken over operations. They’ve also hiked subscriptions prices and told customers they intend to use new revenues to pay for new features. How they intend to do that without any staff is something I would like to know about. If you’re still using Evernote, probably a good time to stop.

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