Thanks @Code-Jack, you. detailed most of my arguments already.
I do not see the files in like at all. I now exported to Markdown – and will slowly go through the 1k+ files in one folder to sort and bring parts to Obsidian.
Yes it is right to call that “you can export your data” – but then it is just a pile of unsorted unusable files. Just imagine if VS Code or MS Word would let you work only like that.
But while using Anytype – the app broke 3 times for me. Some times I posted that here, like Personal space name broken? – where starting the App I was not yet “greeted” with an update dialog but you broke the data somewhere so before an Update, everything was broken. Had that a few times. No backups possible, just the hope you would fix it somewhen, App unusable for a few days.
That is what I call locked in. I am 100% dependent on someone here fixing bugs or restoring my data.
Concerning the API an addition. In Inline LaTeX Addition a lot of people asked for inline LaTeX / Math. The answer was for a long time “nah, no one needs that!” from your side. I do math. As my day job.
When it came, it was still fully unusable for me, since in a paragraph I write, I might have 5-6 formulae per sentence. Did you ever check how far all that jumps when I leave a paragraph? Not fun in like at all. And there is no API that anyone else could step in and try it.
Comparison: In Obsidian I wanted to have a filename (not necessary to think about that on your side for sure) That reflected today’s date. Took me 30 minutes with a plugin to code that myself. But you do not have an API.
I am again locked in and have to tolerate being called “no one needs that” when I need math. And editing on mobile works like a charm in Obsidian as well.
The only thing that I miss a bit is, that items/objects have a type in Anytype (like People, notes,…) – but I am sure there is a Plugin for the in Obsidian as well.
So your conclusion is right, your App is not the right fit for me. What brought me here was the claim you are open source and the objects. You are not open source – and very limited in features (see this post and my last).
I gave this a fair chance and tried a bit of being active here as well, but I never felt welcome and more like the unwanted customer (who uses math anyways?!). Even your answer sounds passive aggressive as if I was wrong. That was my usual feeling here.
I have not yet interacted with the Obsidian community, but here I usually felt not welcome.
So I’ll leave.