I'm a software product manager and i understand the difficulties and decisions that go into creating and maintaining a software product. So basically the product does not work as I described it at all. Granted that Espionage 2 doesn't quite work that way either but is certainly much closer to what it appears everyone wants.
You're correct when you say that Espionage 3 should have been given a different product name. It is nothing like Espionage 2 other than it encrypts data. The fact that is doesn't prompt for a password, in my opinion, defeats the purpose of having a separate application. I might as well use File Vault 2 and have the log in password be the trigger to allow decryption.
It's quite obvious that what people are looking for is something that decrypts on a password prompt and response. If that prompt occurs when the file or folder is accessed, that make it much more useful. I really don't want to have to remember to unlock before I use it. That's not what I expect in modern user-friendly software.
You suggest that changes in Lion made supporting the application locking mechanism very difficult. I purchased Espionage 2 in February. Was there any mention of these difficulties in any article or FAQ on your web site? Based on what you're saying, there is no future in Espionage 2. I doubt you'll be maintaining it because you state that it is too difficult. I believe you. However, since I expect that Mountain Lion will build on the changes in Lion, it's going to be a fairly short time until Espionage 2 no longer works as expected. And the last thing we need is for an encryption program to stop working, potentially taking our precious data with it. I wonder how many people will upgrade to Mountain Lion without thinking that maybe they should decrypt their data first. So saying that people can continue to use Espionage 2 is misleading, in my opinion.
As I said, I purchased in February for $35. I now feel that was money wasted. Not that I found anything better at the time, but I would have looked for a different solution or restructured my encryption needs if I knew it would have such as short life span.
Bob
You're correct when you say that Espionage 3 should have been given a different product name. It is nothing like Espionage 2 other than it encrypts data. The fact that is doesn't prompt for a password, in my opinion, defeats the purpose of having a separate application. I might as well use File Vault 2 and have the log in password be the trigger to allow decryption.
It's quite obvious that what people are looking for is something that decrypts on a password prompt and response. If that prompt occurs when the file or folder is accessed, that make it much more useful. I really don't want to have to remember to unlock before I use it. That's not what I expect in modern user-friendly software.
You suggest that changes in Lion made supporting the application locking mechanism very difficult. I purchased Espionage 2 in February. Was there any mention of these difficulties in any article or FAQ on your web site? Based on what you're saying, there is no future in Espionage 2. I doubt you'll be maintaining it because you state that it is too difficult. I believe you. However, since I expect that Mountain Lion will build on the changes in Lion, it's going to be a fairly short time until Espionage 2 no longer works as expected. And the last thing we need is for an encryption program to stop working, potentially taking our precious data with it. I wonder how many people will upgrade to Mountain Lion without thinking that maybe they should decrypt their data first. So saying that people can continue to use Espionage 2 is misleading, in my opinion.
As I said, I purchased in February for $35. I now feel that was money wasted. Not that I found anything better at the time, but I would have looked for a different solution or restructured my encryption needs if I knew it would have such as short life span.
Bob