> if I stop paying for sync, I still have my notes and a fully functional product
The same is true for Muse. When your membership expires (or you cancel it) the app reverts to free mode, which allows you to read, copy, and export all your data. But if you're over the free card limit then you can't create new content.
That said I have total respect for the Obsidian model. They're really successful for very good reason.
Is it really though? Obsidian notes are plain text. I can open them in any plain text editor I want without needing to export anything, edit them and have the changes reflected in Obsidian later. The files are located in a folder on my machine - no conversion necessary.
The same is true for Muse. When your membership expires (or you cancel it) the app reverts to free mode, which allows you to read, copy, and export all your data. But if you're over the free card limit then you can't create new content.
That said I have total respect for the Obsidian model. They're really successful for very good reason.