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Omni releases beta version of OmniWeb 5.0 browser

updated 07:35 am EST, Mon February 2, 2004

OmniWeb 5.0 beta


The Omni Group today released a , the forthcoming update to its Mac OS X browser with new new features such as a tab drawer, saved browsing sessions, updated bookmarks, page marking, improved shortcuts, site-specific preferences, and more. The beta version will expire on March 3, 2004. The final version of OmniWeb 5.0 is expected to ship in April, 2004 for $30 (upgrades will be free for new purchases after Dec. 1, 2003 and $10 for others). Omni's website outlines some known issues and offers some tips on using the beta.


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    02/02, 08:39am | report spam | Reply |

    Let... me.. understand..

    ...this.

    Company develops "pay" web browser, that works fine unpaid. They sell copies to loyal fans at inexpensive prices for ages. Much better free alternitives (Safari, Firebird, Mozilla) show up, as web browser development slows to crawl. New version finally comes out - and those loyal fans who use and paid for software don't get a free upgrade. Nice work guys. Won't be coming back again.

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    Encrypted Disk Image

    Just downloaded it to give OmniWeb a try again. I cannot mount the disk image without a password.

    Maybe it's not a "public" beta quite yet or MacNN linked to the wrong file.

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    Re: Encrypted

    Well, MacNN didn't tell us that we have to go to the OmniWeb 5 Public Beta page (link available at the top of this page) to see the password. I won't post it here. The OmniGroup wishes that people read their disclaimers before installing.

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    Interesting concept

    I like the features that Omniweb has developed... I think that this could really be worth $30 all things considered... but as it stands, OW5 seems to run really quite slowly on the machine I have here at work... 800 Mhz G4. Also, a bunch of rendering issues on pages that Safari hasn't had problems with.

    I'll see how it is when I get home, but it seems pretty rough around the edges right now.

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    Great App

    Looks great, the tab implementation is cool. The Javascript Console is very welcome.

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    Re: Encrypted Disk Image

    "groundhog" is the password.....look at their website you idiot.

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    Re: Encrypted Disk Image

    Hey now, why the abuse? Just because you can't see the other guy doesn't make it OK to cut him down.

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    Re: Let me... understand

    Do you work at your job for free? No, then why do you expect Omni developers to work for free?

    Do you think that because someone once paid $30, then they get free upgrades for life? How does that economic model work?

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    Crash Catcher...

    Every time I launch it...unless it cannot handle if two other browsers are open at the same time. Weak.

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    great browser!

    i gave up OW 4 for Safari because tabs were so useful, but OW 5 is a very strong feature upgrade, worth the money (the upgrade is $10 i believe -- a pittance).. i won't judge this beta on crashes -- those will get cleared up.. i'm really glad to get back the flexible management of cookies, ads, etc., and the new "tabs" and page memory are brilliant

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