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Posted by WSP
Oct 25, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Phil Libin is an extremely clever and witty man, and I always enjoy reading his pronouncements, but I’m astonished by the truncated version of Evernote’s early history that he offers from time to time. There are almost no references to Stepan Pachikov, its first developer, and Libin conveys the impression that Evernote hardly existed until he himself arrived on the scene — thus ignoring entirely its Windows-only period. This is airbrushed, revisionist history with a vengeance. I see that even Wikipedia has bought into this legend that Evernote sprang fully-formed from Libin’s brow in 2008.
Bill
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Oct 25, 2012 at 04:08 PM
WSP wrote:
>There are almost no references to Stepan
>Pachikov, its first developer, and Libin conveys the impression that Evernote
>hardly existed until he himself arrived on the scene
Thanks for mentioning the original developer, whose name escaped me. Here’s an interesting interview of himself http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/27/interview-stepan-pachikov-the-founder-of-evernote-talks-about-his-future-vision-tctv/
I was obviously quite wrong in my recollection of the transition.
Remarkable guy by the way. He’s got some brilliant ideas and his background suggests that he may well achieve them.
Posted by WSP
Oct 26, 2012 at 02:18 AM
Libin has just proven me wrong by offering a public tribute to Pachikov’s role in creating Evernote:
http://readwrite.com/2010/11/10/the_path_from_apple_newton_to_evernote
But elsewhere in this two-part interview he is still in a state of denial about the existence of the Windows-only Evernote before 2008. It may not be a major issue except to those of us with long memories, but it strikes me as an interesting example of Orwellian rewriting of history. If you say something often enough, you eventually believe it is true.
Bill