This story is more Omni slipping rather than the model failing universally.
Personally, I own most of Omni's software, but I won't be upgrading to new versions when they come out.
OmniFocus was once the cornerstone of my productivity. It was expensive and I didn't use the scripting aspects of it, but it provided value. The Apple ecosystem didn't bother me too much, but it was a pain, and I was doing more and more work on my Windows machine and going to my phone to add/update tasks was creating friction.
They came out with OmniFocus web, which would allow me to solve the issue... but it's too damn expensive. I've already spent ~$175 for licenses to OmniFocus for Mac and iOS, now you're asking for $50/year on top of that.
The competitors are hungry in this space, and Todoist offered more for less. I switched to their premium plan, which is cheaper than OmniFocus web itself, let alone the full subscription and includes clients for everything, plus a web-only client as a last resort.
The same pattern holds true for the rest of their software lineup. I own most of it except OmniPlan.
TL;DR. Omni isn't providing value compared to its (paid) competitors, to say nothing of FOSS.
First life hack: make sure you want to live in Europe.
I like the parts of Europe I've been to (Germany, Ireland, France, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands)
Having said that, don't expect it to be better than wherever you are. There is no promised land.
I'm saying this even though I work for a large company with offices throughout Europe. I could transfer without any difficulty and get paid relocation to my choice of cool European cities. That's not to sound braggy, just to say that just because you have the opportunity it's worth considering whether its worth the jump for you.
Personally, I own most of Omni's software, but I won't be upgrading to new versions when they come out.
OmniFocus was once the cornerstone of my productivity. It was expensive and I didn't use the scripting aspects of it, but it provided value. The Apple ecosystem didn't bother me too much, but it was a pain, and I was doing more and more work on my Windows machine and going to my phone to add/update tasks was creating friction.
They came out with OmniFocus web, which would allow me to solve the issue... but it's too damn expensive. I've already spent ~$175 for licenses to OmniFocus for Mac and iOS, now you're asking for $50/year on top of that.
The competitors are hungry in this space, and Todoist offered more for less. I switched to their premium plan, which is cheaper than OmniFocus web itself, let alone the full subscription and includes clients for everything, plus a web-only client as a last resort.
The same pattern holds true for the rest of their software lineup. I own most of it except OmniPlan.
TL;DR. Omni isn't providing value compared to its (paid) competitors, to say nothing of FOSS.