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Originally Posted by pico
I have just discovered Omnifocus and I am so disappointing that the owner of this company is limiting his revenue to only mac users.
I need to know a logical and economically sound answer to why choose to ignore the biggest market share controlled by Microsoft. Anyone?
Apple produced OSX software because they want you to buy their Apple hardware, so it makes sense that they don't want to make software compatible with windows, but Omnigroup doesn't sell hardware, so why not make Omnifocus mac/win?
I am sure the Omnigroup's owner's wife would enjoy a new Porsche every year :)
Adobe makes CS5 for win/mac... I really just want to know the logic behind Omnigroups's mac only stance.
Thanks
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Fortunately for Mac & Omni users not everyone is shallow.
Microsoft’s motivation has always been about making money. Apple’s has always been about making a difference in the world. Omni's is about creating the best software.
In 1994 James Collins and Jerry Porras pointed out in Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, that as a group companies motivated by a cause greater than merely profit end up over the long term outperforming companies solely dedicated to making money.
The result of this epic paradigm war between the two giants of the PC era has reaffirmed their study once again in no uncertain terms. Such an overarching motivation underlying a company’s strategy does not need this external validation, following one's passion is worth doing for it’s own sake, but it’s sure as hell gratifying when it happens.
Windows is a dying platform in the post-PC era. It's so last Tuesday. Omni is wise to focus on post-PC devices such as the iPhone and iPad. If they were to venture into other platforms the growing Android OS would be a better choice, but I'm glad they're focusing on the Apple platforms.