If Lion is being distributed solely through the app store, why distribute it to retail stores, is it just for the demo and genius computers?
Isn't this tantamount to admitting that the Icloud and the Apple Application Store is a failure?
Why would Apple insist that customers download 10.7 from the network, but send physical copies to their own stores?
The mind boggles at the duplicity.
iHypocrisy. Physical media's still the best solution for some people is it Apple?
iHypocrisy. Physical media's still the best solution for some people is it Apple?
I still wear mine for work. Did you get it from the Bullring Store?
Isn't this tantamount to admitting that the Icloud and the Apple Application Store is a failure?
Why would Apple insist that customers download 10.7 from the network, but send physical copies to their own stores?
The mind boggles at the duplicity.
Isn't this tantamount to admitting that the Icloud and the Apple Application Store is a failure?
Why would Apple insist that customers download 10.7 from the network, but send physical copies to their own stores?
The mind boggles at the duplicity.
Isn't this tantamount to admitting that the Icloud and the Apple Application Store is a failure?
Why would Apple insist that customers download 10.7 from the network, but send physical copies to their own stores?
The mind boggles at the duplicity.
Seriously? Downloading Lion from the App Store and installing it on that machine is fine for the average user. The average user does not need to install an operating system on 20+ computers at once right before store opening.
These are different situations entirely. Different situations require different means. This is in no way hypocrisy."
Plenty of people are going to want to install it on 20+ computers overnight.
How is that? If they are just releasing it to the retail stores, why the hell would they put it as a download just for display computers. The retailers aren't developers so that would mean they would have to set it up as a public download.
-__- learn2common sense
Good luck downloading when it's released too, I hope Apple beefed up their servers and bandwidth for this release.
So soon we will be able to replace all the "where is Lion" threads with "Lion bugs" threads!
I imagine that it's actually a disk image of Lion tailored for the retail experience, with a few iTunes tracks, pictures, videos and the concierge thing that all the demo Mac's get refreshed with every night. It'll be less effort for the tech guys in the Apple stores just to swap a drive in the store's server than to have to initiate, monitor and execute a download.
Purely speculation on my behalf though, just adding my thoughts to your own.
As others have mentioned, this isn't a typical "Lion Install DVD". It's the Apple Retail Lion image, which includes full libraries of demo media for iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto/Aperture, Garage Band, and unless something's changed, even iWeb. Some images will contain the other demo apps that Apple Retail loads on their machines, like the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, etc.iHypocrisy. Physical media's still the best solution for some people is it Apple?
Edit: Negative voted post within a couple of minutes, not surprised. How about quoting and debating the issue instead people?
Seriously? Downloading Lion from the App Store and installing it on that machine is fine for the average user. The average user does not need to install an operating system on 20+ computers at once right before store opening.
These are different situations entirely. Different situations require different means. This is in no way “hypocrisy."
Not sure if serious... Ill answer nonetheless.
No. People who want to do such a thing are in the vast minority. Apple serves the interest of the majority of its users.
As others have mentioned, this isn't a typical "Lion Install DVD". It's the Apple Retail Lion image, which includes full libraries of demo media for iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto/Aperture, Garage Band, and unless something's changed, even iWeb. Some images will contain the other demo apps that Apple Retail loads on their machines, like the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, etc.
This is hardly a 4.7GB download.