Notion for everyone (notion.so)

Article summary

Notion is a note-taking app that offers various features such as AI-powered tools, task management, and collaboration. The app is now free for everyone, with some limitations on the free plan. Notion also offers a Personal Pro Plan with additional features, which is free for users who were previously on the old Personal Plan. The app is designed to be flexible and customizable to meet the needs of different users.

Main themes

• Notion features and pricing
• Dark patterns and user consent
• Business model and sustainability
• EU Cookie Directive and privacy
• Marketing strategy and user acquisition
• EDU user benefits and limitations
• Growth and expansion concerns

What commenters say

• Some users appreciate Notion's features, such as LaTeX support and code highlighting, but find the free plan's limitations to be a drawback.
• The use of a cookie banner with only a 'yes' option is seen as a dark pattern by some users, who feel it is manipulative and coercive.
• Others argue that the banner is not a dark pattern, as it does not prevent the use of the site and is only mildly annoying.
• The lack of a clear way to deny personalized tracking is seen as a violation of the EU Cookie Directive by some users.
• Some users are concerned that Notion's business model may not be sustainable, and that the company may eventually shift to only supporting paid enterprise usage.
• Others see the free plan as a marketing strategy to attract individual users, who may then recommend the product to their workgroups and increase the company's revenue through per-user subscriptions.
• The addition of a free upgrade to Personal Pro for EDU users is seen as a positive development by some users, but others note that this offer is only available to accredited college or university students.
• Some users are cautious about Notion's aggressive hiring and expansion, and worry that the company may be falling into a vicious cycle of using VC money to fund hyper growth.