They announced Lion would only be available via the Mac App Store. Did that trigger backlash? After all, most people will need to enter their Apple ID on every

They announced Lion would only be available via the Mac App Store. Did that trigger backlash? After all, most people will need to enter their Apple ID on every machine on which they wish to install Lion. What you describe sounds like an extension of that very process. Enter your Apple ID to validate purchase, so you can legitimately download the bits. Or, if you purchased a computer that already had Lion installed, as determined by the machine's serial number, you can get the bits without your Apple ID. Very different from controversial forms of online activation, like Window's, where you must enter a serial number to install and then, after the install, activate Windows so they can verify you haven't exceeded your unique machine quota and aren't using a cracked copy of Windows. Apple's process is basically just asking for a serial number. I doubt it'll cause a shitstorm.