You are not getting it and as a user you are giving the wrong management advise to the OmniGroup.
This is a dynamic market!
Software developers at Things are hard at work at developing their application. While Omnigroup is fragmenting its developers over a number of apps, Things developers are focused on one application and they will move forward.
I respect the Omnigoup for having a suite of applications. But when you have a larger company than your competitors, setting priorities is a key factor for success. And you ought to do that as a function of the market place.
When a new product like iPad hits the market, and it is in essence a game changer, you need to review and reset priorities. Omnifocus is one of your most profitable products. That should make you think as the wave of iPad is being unleashed upon the market place.
You are underestimating your customers and overestimating your product's success. You must be in the market to play and create the dynamics of the market. Having just the iPhone version is not going to cut it. You are not in the iPad market. Period. And you are disappointing your users. Is that your strategy?
Rethink your priorities and practice some stop management. Be a player in the market. You cannot use the fact that there are so many other products you have for not being there.
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Originally Posted by wilsonng
Sorry, I have to play devil's advocate here.
There are people and businesses who rely on Sketcher and Graffle for a living. So no one can exactly dismiss those apps as mere toys.
At the same time, not everybody does GTD. There are some folks who are happy with the Things way of Getting Things Done (GTD). There's certainly a market for that. I think Things is a great introduction to OmniFocus. We've seen a lot of users hit a certain barrier with Things. There are features that OmniFocus has that Things doesn't have. They'll discover OmniFocus in time and gradually switch over.
Things replacing OmniFocus? I don' know about that. There are so many features in OmniFocus that are missing from Things. I couldn't possibly go to Things.
Seriously, would you want to change to Things just because of the iPad? I highly doubt that existing OmniFocus users will want to switch to Things.
It's easy to be an armchair quarterback when we're standing on the sidelines.
The OmniFolks are listening..... They did say their plans and schedules are fluid and subject to change. It's already changed since the January intro of the iPad. They are listening to us. Maybe not fast enough as we want them to be but they are listening.
Remember, there are many forces pulling at the OmniFolks. They still have to put resources into the upcoming OmniFocus 1.8 (and 2.0) as well as OmniOutliner 4.0 desktop and iPad editions. That's at least 4 projects on their plate right there! Then there's OmniPlan 2.0 for desktop and app editions.
In the other forums, some folks are hoping for OmniOutliner 4 desktop first and then telling them to put the iPad edition out later. Damned if they do. Damned if they don't.
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