Apps won't stay in their assigned Desktops

I'm using Lion (10.7.1) on a MacBook Pro. I assign each application to its own Desktop using Mission Control, and after a while two apps will open on the same Desktop, defeating the purpose of Spaces. They don't stay where they're assigned! Does anyone know how to prevent that? The Snow Leopard Spaces worked MUCH better. Misson Control seems like a step backwards to me.

How are you "assigning" them?
If you just drag a window from the active desktop to another desktop while in mission control, that only assigns that window of the app, not the whole app.
In order to assign the whole app to one desktop, first move to the desktop you want to assign the app to. Then right-click on the apps icon in the dock and choose 'Assign to this desktop'.

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