Last week, we warned you that **YOU SHOULD NOT UPGRADE** to Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) at this time.
This week, we wanted to emphasize Lion's incompatibility problems with newly updated information for you:
- Microsoft Office 2008, Microsoft Office 2004, and Microsoft Office X will never run under Lion.
- Microsoft Office 2011 has multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Microsoft.
- QuickBooks (any version earlier than version 2011) will never run under Lion.
- QuickBooks 2011 has multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Intuit.
- Quicken will never run under Lion -- you will need to switch to a completely different finance program.
- iCal/BusyCal calendar syncing via MobileMe: We are unsure at this time if this will continue to work under Lion.
- FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server (any version earlier than version 11) will never run under Lion.
- FileMaker Pro 11 has multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from FileMaker.
- FileMaker Server 11 will not currently run under Lion, and we are waiting for an update from FileMaker.
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (any version earlier than CS5) will never run under Lion.
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign CS5 have multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Adobe.
- Canon ImageRunner printers and photocopiers and scanners will not currently work with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Canon.
- 1Password has some problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from the developer.
- Other software, hardware, and printers may not work under Lion, until updates are released.
If you are thinking about buying a new Mac, please buy one now so you can still get a Mac that runs Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). Apple will soon release Macs that are Lion-only Macs, and you do not want to get one of those Macs at this point in time.
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Thanks for posting, Robbie!! Most of these companies will be rolling out their Lion-compatible updates over the next few months, so people should be able to safely upgrade to Lion by the end of 2011 or early 2012.
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