Just a few moments ago, I posted that “I Want Sandy,” my personal favorite productivity app, is closing its doors in two weeks. Well, after a little sniffing around for alternatives, I actually came upon a whole slew of comments from users where were VERY unhappy about the same loss I’m suffering. It seems a lot of folks feel that the developer of the product has broken their trust by basically saying “So long, and thanks for helping me build my resume.”
The more I read, the sadder I get, seeing a lot of people left to hurry up and figure out what to do now, since there are no plans to keep the service alive, or pass it along to someone else. Which leads me to the question - how many fans of “Web 2.0″ really have backup plans for when their favorite service either tanks, gets bought out, or changes the way they do business (a la Jott).
I think that as we see the economy continue to spiral, there are more Web 2.0 companies heading down the “change, die, or sell out” path, and we all need to start thinking about alternatives, even to some of the better paid apps. If the “I Want Sandy” shutdown is proving one thing - it’s that at any time, a developer can call it quits, and leave you hanging, so have a backup.
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