Unfortunately, nothing comes even close to MLO. I have looked hard, and the 
only thing I found was an open source package which had some great 
features, but written in Java (i think) and is just painful to interact 
with (so ugly, etc) that it detracts from productivity, at least for me.

In the several months that I have really began using MLO, some unexpected 
"properties" have emerged where I am relying on the software substantially 
more than I ever thought I would. Perhaps this is a result of implementing 
the first few milestones of GTD as well, but I am also using MLO to 
visualize swaths of my life and to do substantial planning. At this point, 
I would be happy to use the Windows software even if all other platforms 
became unavailable. The only alternative I can think of that would cover my 
specific use cases would be Microsoft Project! So yes, it is somewhat 
uneasy to rely so heavily on an application from a small shop, but as 
others have stated elsewhere, if anyone can pull it off, these guys can, 
and have done a great job so far.  

On Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:23:43 AM UTC-6, landis.a wrote:
>
> Very Thoughtful series of posts here.   Nice to hear the level of interest 
> from everyone.   I have been struggling with the question of whether I want 
> to "go down this road".
>
> *Plus Points:*
>
>    - MLO is very capable
>    - MLO will synch between Windows and Android
>    - MLO is an Outliner with multiple levels AND GTD thought boiled into 
>    one
>    - MLO's interface is generally nice to deal with (not always)
>
> *
> Minus Points:*
>
>    - MLO is a Closed architecture  and does not want to talk with other 
>    systems. 
>    - MLO has no WebClient/Interface
>    - MLO seems to have a slow development cycle (been waiting for 4.0 to 
>    buy the PC software for a while now)
>    - MLO is not a true "Hot Synch" in the modern sense.  There seem to be 
>    opportunities for corrupted synchs even with DropBox
>    - MLO Android does not seem to have the same format as the Windows 
>    Machine, thus cannot be shared directly with DropBox
>    - MLO is not OpenSource so there is no opportunity for community 
>    involvment in development
>
>
> On MLO's side, they seem to be doing what they do well.  They should have 
> a Web version, and I feel they should also have a Linux and Mac Versions.  
> Current iterations of "any version" are often written in Python or Java.  
> Lots of folks are converging on the same battleground but no one has really 
> taken the high ground yet by covering all the flanks.
>
>

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