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Omni Group GTD App

Quote:
However, we have been talking very seriously about building a GTD app, and collaborating with our friends Ethan and Merlin, and hearing so many of you tell us that you?re interested in that kind of software?well, we would really, really like to come up with something. We have some awesome ideas for how it could work.

In a couple weeks we?re sitting down with some folks here in Seattle and brainstorming what this GTD app might do, and how we might be able to get it out the door in a timely manner. We do have a lot on our plates these days, and we?re not a big company; we just don?t know yet if we have the resources. But! If you would like to send us ideas, feature requests, or just a plea for us to make it happen, please email omnitask-planning@omnigroup.com, in the next week if possible. (OmniTask is our code name. Shhhhhh.)

source: http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/07/13/not-yet-the-great-reveal/

seems like they could use some input from us hardcore gtd'ers


TOPICS: Mac OS X

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a11en's picture

Shouldn't it be called: Omni-Action...

Shouldn't it be called: Omni-Action or Omni-NextAction or something?

emory's picture

Shouldn't it be called: Omni-Action...

a11en wrote:
Shouldn't it be called: Omni-Action or Omni-NextAction or something?

Only if they're making it for GTD?, which would be foolish.

If they can make something a little more generalized that you COULD do GTD? with, thats fine by me. But it will limit their market to only GTD? users.

Berko's picture

Only if they're making it...

emory wrote:
Only if they're making it for GTD?, which would be foolish.

If they can make something a little more generalized that you COULD do GTD? with, thats fine by me. But it will limit their market to only GTD? users.


Well said, Emory. Omni makes software for Mac, which already puts them in the market share hole. An app geared to a particular segment of that already small market share is doomed from the start.

Unless Omni is creating something so kick-ass that it will convert the world to Mac and GTD. ;)

solidsnot's picture

Unless Omni is creating something...

Berko wrote:

Unless Omni is creating something so kick-ass that it will convert the world to Mac and GTD. ;)

Which is possible from those guys...OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle are damn good products.

a11en's picture

Too true, too true! Point well...

Too true, too true!

Point well made, guys! :)

ozhuner's picture

Here it is!

OmniGroup has announced the beta. OmniPlan is a nice name. Sounds more generic than just a GTD app.

dellis's picture

I was thinking this is...

I was thinking this is more to do with a MS Project type of application. But my fingers are still crossed...

Berko's picture

I was thinking this is...

dellis wrote:
I was thinking this is more to do with a MS Project type of application. But my fingers are still crossed...

That's sort of the way it sounded to me as well. The phrase "project management" has a much different character from "personal productivity system" for keeping yourself sane. I guess we'll find out in 2 days. Anyone in on the beta already that can share some insight?

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