You got the cloud functions for free initially. Now you have to have a subscription. Mine is still free - the pre-order buyers were left with a free subscription after that change.
Very frustrating because it hides syncing your data into 3rd party clouds, not just their priority one. So I can't sync with Google Drive without paying them, which is very weird.
Isn't that an argument for Remarkable? You had the cloud functions for free and you've been grandfathered in. New buyers always knew that they'd need a subscription for that. Seems perfectly fair, even if you dislike the functionality (which is still very optional)
1. The user hostile changes I mentioned were a degradation of the initial experience, i.e. herding people into Remarkable's Cloud offering which, while it allowed for grandfathering, still was very restrictive in what sync features are available. Also, for new customers buying a RM now means a monthly subscription cost, which is why I said can't recommend it.
2. Remarkable itself was using the openness of their tablet in their marketing. If I were to buy an iPhone and then complain about the walled garden, that would be one thing. If I buy a product that prides itself as being hackable, I don't think I'm wrong to expect that.
Lastly, saying "I can't recommend this because of XYZ" is a far cry from "trashing the company".
