Evernote users vent anger after it cuts free tier and raises prices

CEO says restrictions on free tier of note-taking service and price rises for paying users are to fund improving Evernote in the long term

Evernote, the note-taking service, is facing a user backlash after restricting the number of features available to free accounts.

The company's Evernote Basic tier, which offers free access to the software, will now only be able to sync across two devices. For most people, this will be a computer and one mobile device, leaving users with more than one computer, or a computer and two mobile devices (a phone and a tablet, for instance), needing to pay for the first time. Free users can still access the web version of Evernote, though.