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While OmniWeb 5.0 blew other browsers out of the water in terms of features, those other browsers have since caught up (and passed OmniWeb in other areas) and there are few compelling features that remain unique to OmniWeb.
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I have to agree here. With OW 5.x falling so far behind the others in terms of rendering and js bugs, I found myself first using Safari with SafariStand and AdBlock and having most of the functionality of OW. Then I reluctantly moved to Firefox and found it to be an excellent browser, and -- best of all -- instead of pleading on this forum for new features I could, for the most part, add the feature I wanted with extensions.
The main reason I liked OW was for the UI. I also used workspaces a bit, but found them too much work for what I got out of it. The pop-up text fields were nice, but I frankly prefer the latest WebKit ones (I'm using it right now). The drawer now feels clumsy and dated -- very "early OSX". Right now, IMO, the most attractive UI is on Shiira, but there are a lot of problems and missing features (e.g. ad blocking) that keep me from using Shiira.
I would think that OW is not very profitable for Omni any longer, and the work required to keep it up to date has proved more daunting than expected. IMO, for there to be a compelling reason to use it (much less buy it) it needs to once again be as advanced as it once was. I think they should work toward the latest webkit, use the Apple form fields, and please include the Inspector from the latest nightlies.