The times they are a-changin’.
This post seems to be older than 17 years—a long time on the internet. It might be outdated.
There was an article today in the Wall Street Journal touting Google Calendar as “quick and easy” and although there is a mention of 30 Boxes, we think he is inaccurately portraying Google as the lead innovator in this space
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We want anyone out there who really loves 30 Boxes to please set Walt straight. Let him know why you use our product.
mossberg AT wsj.com
Make some noise. Old media shouldn’t have this much power over new media.
So I wrote:
Dear Mr. Mossberg,
No doubt you have already received many emails asking why the lack of coverage for 30Boxes.com. I find disgusting that you choose to profile Google Calendars and simply glance over the rest, calling 30Boxes and others simply “decent offerings”, especially when Google was so late to the field. But just “decent offerings”? Surely you must be joking. I have been using 30Boxes since the end of February and have simply loved it. It has one of the simplest and intuitive interfaces I have ever seen. 30Boxes is also consistently adding new features to their service, features that users have requested. In fact, I would venture to say that 30Boxes is more innovative than Google Calendars because of this. Google has to serve the public at large and I feel they are getting too big for their own good. In short, Google can’t serve more than one master. 30Boxes, on the other hand, is small and nimble. They can afford to make a tweak, try it out, and if it doesn’t work, roll it back. In the end, I see 30Boxes winning. They have it all and they’re willing to risk it all.
In case it matters, I do have a GMail account and I still use 30Boxes.
Best Regards,
Andrew Ferguson
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