Yes, the article seemed pretty clear that 1. disappearing an application is at Lion's discretion, and 2. that the behavior changes over time. Perhaps if you re

Yes, the article seemed pretty clear that 1. disappearing an application is at Lion's discretion, and 2. that the behavior changes over time. Perhaps if you really think about it, it's deterministic, but it's 'casually non-deterministic'. So yes, I'll admit to abusing the term in its pure sense.