I founded Apokalypse Software Corp. in 2001 to do contract programming and develop and market applications. While the details on the main thrust of the development are not yet ready for release, the primary component is nearly complete and will launched soon.
However, you've probably come looking for insight as to why Jesse sold Mori and Clockwork, why I purchased it, and what the change in ownership will mean for you. The short answer is, it's a win for all of us.
To quote Jesse from the press release, "…it was becoming obvious that I just didn't have time to give them the attention that they deserved." He then mentioned his interest in finding a new home for Mori on the Mac Software Business mailing list and asked for advice. When I read his posting, I took a brief look at it, but was furiously rushing to get my own app to market. In addition, I had already begun work on an app of a similar characteristic, but with greater capabilities in mind. However, I played with Mori and looked over its product page, and the more I looked at it, the more intrigued I became by the possibilities.
Suffice it to say that I found Mori's architecture, and the Blocks framework on which it's built, to be so nearly similar to my own goals for my software that I feel as if it were almost designed for me. So I jumped at the opportunity to possess Mori for myself and fine-tune it to fulfill my ambitions. I looked at Jesse's other applications and felt Clockwork would be another desirable utility to complement Mori. (I had also considered WriteRoom, but it seemed more specialized than I wanted to engage in, Jesse had publicly indicated he wanted to retain it, and I felt my plate was sufficiently full to keep me busy.)
So, basically, Mori and Clockwork are I-N-T-E-G-R-A-L to my work and my product plans. I don't consider them to have some features it would be nice to incorporate in some other products. No. Mori is the core functionality for what I have in mind and am offering to Mac users. You can read more about Mori's direction and upcoming releases.
Development on Clockwork will also progress to where it builds upon that core Mori functionality. After all, almost any type of task we do involves either tracking our use of time, or scheduling tasks by it. Of course, you'll still be able to use Clockwork alone. But the ability to incorporate it into Mori documents will provide users with greater power in the future.
Well, perhaps now that I've whet your appetite for the path we're going in the future, you'd like to know if I have the background to actually make it happen! So a little about myself: I've been a programmer since the late 70's, programming primarily microcomputers, primarily on a systems level (device drivers, utilities, programming languages, emulators, etc.). In August of 1981, I got a copy of Byte Magazine, which for its annual programming languages issue, featured the Smalltalk-80 language and programming environment. In 1987 I was introduced to working on, and developing for, the Macintosh when I was hired by Deneba Systems. These two systems have profoundly affected my view of software usability and architecture to where I am deeply apathetic to developing in any other environment.
I later worked for Daystar Digital, IBM, HP's Verifone division and even the Mothership for a time. It's always been my goal, however, to actually work with, and develop, the type of system those early years conjured up in my dreams. And that's what I'm doing now, and that's why I bought Mori and Clockwork.
I hope you, too, will find it rewarding enough, and so indispensable, that you will be deeply apathetic to using anything else to write and organize your notes!