The Omni Group Announces OmniWeb 5.0

[Mark Meredith]

Paul,

I think the main reason why they do not post sneaky peaks anymore is 
because of Safari. I think OmniWeb needs to stay several steps ahead of 
Safari as it, for the most part, always has with other browsers in 
order to remain profitable. If they give away their cool pre-release 
features too soon, it gives the ideas away to the competition and numbs 
the release hype.

I would expect the release of 4.5.1 is imminent.

Mark.

On Jan 1, 2004, at 2:05 PM, shrubberies at adelphia.net wrote:

> I stopped sending in most crash reports since I thought all work was 
> being devoted to 5 and not stabilizing 4.5. Given the fee structure, I 
> could see people sticking with a stable 4.5.1, but not with an 
> unstable 4.5 and not upgrading to a licensed 5.
> Now it seems that there may be a 4.5.1, but maybe not soon.
> What is the goal? Is it to have everyone upgrade to 5, leave 4.5 
> behind, and collect revenue from only those benevolent souls who don't 
> feel unrequited in this a-la-Intuit-bug fix/upgrade approach? Or is it 
> to offer value in exchange for funds already received?
>
> I've stuck with OW (since the magnesium box days) since I'm immeshed 
> in my bookmarks structure and have been led on by the hope of the 
> participatory fun of sneakypeaks and because I like the way the OG 
> folks did business. I say "did" because I may be changing my mind 
> about the later part. In addition, there has been no sneakypeak fun, 
> and now I will be asked to pay (but not obliged at least) to 
> completely reorganize my bookmarks for the sake of stability.
>
> Please redeem yourselves. Upgrade 4.5 users to 5, or leave us with a 
> stable 4.5.1.
>
> -Paul
>
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