9/3/2023 0 Comments Omnifocus for androidBut I've started to seriously consider an Android, OmniFocus or not, and I think others who are Apple and/or OmniFocus fans have already made the switch. The two things tethering me to an iPhone are: a) OmniFocus and b) I feel iPhone is still the best designed phone general. Some of Apple's "curated platform" BS around the iPhone and iPhone Apps store are starting to really annoy me since I feel they are stifling innovation. I love Apple products, but, my love is not blind. But clearly Android is here to stay, and their open platform means it will be easier for others to innovate than on the iPhone. I realize I am being very speculative here, and maybe you're entirely content leaving your mission as being "creating awesomeness for Mac users", but I'd say for OmniFocus, you've created awesomeness that extends beyond the "Mac niche". While no Windows or Android application has caught up to OmniFocus yet, I believe that one day, someone will, and if they create a cross-platform experience that at least rivals OmniFocus, it could mean that OmniFocus loses its marketshare and lead. I hope you're at least considering whether it would make sense to alter your mission in light of this fact. My only concern is that, with OmniFocus, you've stumbled upon a product/market where you are, by far IMO, the best application and experience for GTD and productivity in general. I appreciate the fact that your mission is grounded in Apple-based products and that you need to "leverage your strengths". Although I like when apps are cross platform, there can also be a big disadvantage when it comes to maintenance and overall improvements since it takes away from the focus on the main OS. Apps like Omnifocus, and many others, are my main reason for the switch. Things are just more polished on the iPhone and Android appears to be spreading themselves out to much to really tweak things. Come Feb 3, I will pre-order my iPhone and give up my Incredible. I am doing something I never thought I would do. We are starting to see changes taking place that makes it look like the folks at Google kind of see why Apple did what they did (to a point) with their app control. I know a bit off topic, but I have been with Android for some time and am a moderator on a Android forum. I bet you will see more and more restrictions on their apps or how you can load apps as time goes on. No doubt Android has advanced, but what we are starting to see is the trend towards closing things up a bit. Right now I'm getting it into my google calendar by synching with Spanning-Synch. If you can't give me a full on client, then synch to the web. Since this thread began in 2008 I think a significant change has happened for android. I would love to have a solution so that I could have my omnifocus action items in some web interface I could see on my android phone. I'm a happy mac user who has an android phone (my second).
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