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April 17th, 2006 by MikeI finally found an online calendar that works the way I do. Freak-ing fantastic. I am sold. I feel terrible for 30Boxes. They got out of the gate just in enough time to get steamrolled by Google. Let’s hope that someone buys them for their technology - and fast - because they won’t be around for much longer.
Update:
I am elevating Narendra’s thoughts from the comments. Narendra is the principal of 83 Degrees, the company that developed 30Boxes.
“If I were you, I would add your gcal feed to your 30boxes account so your buddies can stay up to date. 30boxes is a social network and you really shouldn’t feel sorry for us, we are going to be around for a long long time.”
Perhaps my words were too strong, but I do think that 30Boxes is up for a challenge. It’ll be interesting too see the innovation in the space over the coming months.
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April 18th, 2006 at 8:48 am
“I finally found an online calendar that works the way I do” - - explain…
April 18th, 2006 at 9:43 am
If I were you, I would add your gcal feed to your 30boxes account so your buddies can stay up to date. 30boxes is a social network and you really shouldn’t feel sorry for us, we are going to be around for a long long time.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:03 am
is that really someone from 30 boxes? wow, if they are trolling blogs defending themselves then they must be a little worried…unless that’s your friend or something.
anyways, can i sync either 30 boxes or gcal to my treo? that’s my hangup…
April 19th, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Narendra,
Thank you for your response. First, I owe you an apology, my words were too strong. Making a statement about the long term viability of your company was slightly over the top given that I am an uninformed customer w/ no knowledge of 83 degrees future game plan for 30 Boxes.
I know that you are a seasoned (and successful) entrepreneur and I have no doubt that you are ready for the challenge. It will be a challenge though.
Anyway, that’s what I should have said instead of writing a 30Boxes obit.
Best of luck,
Mike Oliver
April 19th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Bret,
I’ll try to flesh out my thoughts after I finish this paper I am writing. Probably would have been useful for all readers and especially Narendra if I had explained specifically why I like gCal instead of just saying “horray gcal, r.i.p. 30boxes”