Since the iPad Pro brought the concept of tablet productivity a few years ago, note taking and painting apps have always been a big window to show tablet productivity, and more and more users are accustomed to writing notes or making document annotations on the tablet. Notability is a well-known note taking app on the iPad OS/iOS/Mac platform. Previously, this paid app had always been a buyout that was downloaded after a one-time payment of 60 yuan.

However, after the recent update of 11.0.1 version, Notability has changed to a free download+paid subscription mode. For example, iCloud device backup, handwriting recognition, formula conversion and other functions can only be fully used by subscription, and the subscription fee is 80 yuan a year.

More controversially, Notability has offered a one-year free subscription period (expiring on November 1, 2022) to old users who have already paid 60 yuan to buy out the app, which has caused great dissatisfaction among users at home and abroad - first, they have not told users before, and second, they will pay for subscription after they have bought out the app permanently, which infringes on users' rights and interests.

In addition to expressing dissatisfaction, some users tried to appeal to the App Store of the platform for handling. Some netizens quoted a paragraph of the App Store review guide in their complaints, which stated that "developers should not damage the rights and interests of buyout users when changing their business model. Such updates should not pass Apple's review."

At present, Apple has not made a clear handling or response on this matter, and the messages under the latest blog of the official microblog "Apple Support" are basically about dissatisfaction or complaints about Notability.

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