I was using it and yeah, also bought 3 new Macs in this year already, because the workflow is more or less great. Sure, I’ve my heavy concerns with Outlook invitations which is very annoying if you don’t use an own Exchange with Apple Mail (yeah! The funny thing is, that Apple Mail IS ABLE to accept/decline/maybe appointments, but this feature ONLY works if you have your very own Exchange running (or hosted Exchange)). There are some other things, but it was Ok – great software like Final Cut are the pushing arguments to stick with Apple. And the variety of GREAT Mac software.

But Apple seems to have new plans; regarding to http://rixstep.com/1/20100424,00.shtml, there’s this new paragraph:

“No software will be able to run on Mac OS X 10.7 without being approved and signed by Apple, Inc.”

Yikes! If THAT will become true, there’s no way to stick with OS X on my main working machine anymore. You may ask why?

1. I don’t want that Apple KNOWS which software I use. It’s MY part!
2. If I want to use software XY from a source that also dislikes that idea, I would be not able to run their software anymore?
3. I even hate the App Store restrictions from Apple for the iPhone. It’s ok, because I don’t use my iPhone as heavy as others. They want to be sure, that we (users) don’t get stuff which is not ideal in their minds. Ugh! I mean, I think that I can decide for myself what is good and bad for me and my soul. I appreciate that they keep harmful software from our devices, but they do it a step too far. Simply called, it’s called censorship. In a heavy way. It’s like the big firewall of china, it’s like the censorship happen to other states regarding the internet or maybe compare it to the STASI back in the DDR.
4. What about stuff like the great MacPorts?

Yet, it’s just one sentence, but honestly, I believe this could come true. We all know that Apple is building in TPM chips since the first Intel Mac and maybe 10.7 now starts using it by allowing or disallowing appz to be run on my very own machine. That’s a step too far Apple, and if that will be true, I will turn you my back and will find another OS that I will use.

See guys, that’s the issue if you buy software & hardware from the same company – they’ve easily full control about you. And I will NOT become a puppet of Steve Jobs and his crazy ideas!

Ciao
Dennis