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OmniFocus v. iGTD

Just curious if Mac users see these two apps (OmniFocus is still in beta) as the main competition in OS X. It seems from this forum and others that Mac users spend most time talking about these than other apps (Actiontastic, Thinking Rock, etc). Would anyone care to predict the outcome of a "race" between the two apps? Can OmniFocus keep up if iGTD? Perhaps OmniFocus will arrive too late given iGTD's popularity and price. Or is it comparing apples and oranges?

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There are many GTD implementations...

There are many GTD implementations available for the Mac, from GTD specific (eg EasyTask & iGTD; OmniFocus is only beta at this point) to the very many note focused apps (eg. Journler, Mori, NoteBook, DevonThink) that are broader than the GTD specific apps but are being adapted and used for GTD, to the various web based apps (eg BaseCamp), and eventually there will be some worthy PIMs (nothing yet IMHO). And some folks are simply using iCal to set up a simple GTD system.

I wouldn't narrow the choices to just two. If NightHawk hits the stands at about the same time as OmniFocus does, there will clearly be some heated competition. And if some of these smaller developers would cooperate instead of letting egos and/or dreams of a new Porsche keeping firm grips on what they have to offer, perhaps they too would have more than a little chance.

When's the last time you heard of a one man shop having a great success in software development?

 
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