Omni Group Layoffs • Hacker News Board

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by tinyhouse » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 3:43 AM UTC

thiagocesar wrote: post #4

saagarjha wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, OmniGaffle is one of the many "Omni-" products they make.

It’s an amazing product. I cannot afford the price tag. I wonder how many more people would buy it if it was just a little bit cheaper.

I know it's relative but I don't think their product is expensive since it's a one time fee. I think I paid $99 once but don't recall exactly. Especially if you intend to use it regularly. I think most updates you get for free. But maybe for major updates you need to pay extra. Not sure.

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by vl » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 3:43 AM UTC

kbumsik wrote: post #6

I think Omni Group's locked down to Apple is a mistake. As a iPad Pro/iPhone user I wish to buy their products but as a Windows/Linux desktop user the lack of cross-platform support is a huge dealbreaker.

Apparently they are working on the web version of OmniFocus.

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by kenada » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 3:47 AM UTC

vl wrote: post #12

kbumsik wrote: post #6

I think Omni Group's locked down to Apple is a mistake. As a iPad Pro/iPhone user I wish to buy their products but as a Windows/Linux desktop user the lack of cross-platform support is a huge dealbreaker.

Apparently they are working on the web version of OmniFocus.

It’s out and has been for a while, but it’s not a standalone product.[1] You need to set up your database in one of the apps, and some functionality is not implemented (yet).

[1]: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/web

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by yaacov » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 3:55 AM UTC

I discovered Omni yesterday when League of Legends dumped 20 gB of text logs on my brother’s old MacBook, eating up all available disk space and crashing it. He asked me for help. I didn’t know what was taking up all his disk space so I searched for a tool to help me and found OmniDiskSweeper. Unlike the MacOS builtin tools that try to hide the underlying file system, OmniDiskSweeper actually helped me understand the contents of the file system and discover what was eating up all the storage.

If anyone who worked on that project is reading this, thank you.

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 3:55 AM UTC

gowld wrote: post #10

kbumsik wrote: post #6

I think Omni Group's locked down to Apple is a mistake. As a iPad Pro/iPhone user I wish to buy their products but as a Windows/Linux desktop user the lack of cross-platform support is a huge dealbreaker.

Seems like a great opportunity to build a Windows alternative. Omni software is deeply Mac, using Mac UX/UI components that don't exist elsewhere. If they GTK/QT/JSed it, it wouldn't be Omni and it wouldn't be worth $50-$250 a pop.

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Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 4:06 AM UTC

thiagocesar wrote: post #4

saagarjha wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, OmniGaffle is one of the many "Omni-" products they make.

It’s an amazing product. I cannot afford the price tag. I wonder how many more people would buy it if it was just a little bit cheaper.

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Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by rgovostes » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 4:07 AM UTC

thiagocesar wrote: post #4

saagarjha wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, OmniGaffle is one of the many "Omni-" products they make.

It’s an amazing product. I cannot afford the price tag. I wonder how many more people would buy it if it was just a little bit cheaper.

I was saying the same thing earlier today. Most of their products are $100-200. I like OmniGraffle but I only need to make graphics a few times a year, and free alternatives like draw.io or even Keynote often suffice.

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by Jtsummers » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 4:09 AM UTC

thiagocesar wrote: post #4

saagarjha wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, OmniGaffle is one of the many "Omni-" products they make.

It’s an amazing product. I cannot afford the price tag. I wonder how many more people would buy it if it was just a little bit cheaper.

Yes. It is unfortunate. I’ve bought a couple of their products and recommended them to others. However, the price means that people (if their employers aren’t paying for it) have to plan it, and most won’t spend that amount on software.

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by worthless-trash » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 4:11 AM UTC

gowld wrote: post #10

kbumsik wrote: post #6

I think Omni Group's locked down to Apple is a mistake. As a iPad Pro/iPhone user I wish to buy their products but as a Windows/Linux desktop user the lack of cross-platform support is a huge dealbreaker.

Seems like a great opportunity to build a Windows alternative. Omni software is deeply Mac, using Mac UX/UI components that don't exist elsewhere. If they GTK/QT/JSed it, it wouldn't be Omni and it wouldn't be worth $50-$250 a pop.

Are you saying using mac components alone gives it the $50-$100 a pop value, if so thats some quality brainwashing going on.

Re: Omni Group Layoffs

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Post by Scarbutt » Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 4:11 AM UTC

tinyhouse wrote: post #11

thiagocesar wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s an amazing product. I cannot afford the price tag. I wonder how many more people would buy it if it was just a little bit cheaper.

I know it's relative but I don't think their product is expensive since it's a one time fee. I think I paid $99 once but don't recall exactly. Especially if you intend to use it regularly. I think most updates you get for free. But maybe for major updates you need to pay extra. Not sure.

omnigraffle pro is $250.