I have been lurking for a while here and just registered to participate.
Since Lion came out I was very distressed, because I worried that when my current iMac expires, any new Mac would not run Freehand any more.
I have already considered converting to Windows or to Corel Draw. (O.o)
For professional graphic design work I can bear to use Illus*traitor* a little, but there is no way in hell I will ever buy it for my private use and reward Adobe for their treachery.
The things that ThePixelDoc said in this thread about Adobe, I agree 100% with!
The emergence of Expressive is an exciting new prospect and gives me hope!