$29 Snow Leopard Installs Whether or Not You've Got Leopard

[borcanm]

LifeHacker confirms SL upgrade disk will instal on Tiger machines.

"Even though Apple suggests Mac users without Leopard buy the $169 Mac box set to get Snow Leopard, anyone can purchase the $29 Snow Leopard disc and install Snow Leopard in its entirety without having already installed Leopard.

This means the $29 Snow Leopard DVD isn't an "upgrade" at all; it's the full-on Mac OS X operating system for 30 bucks."

http://lifehacker.com/5347086/confirmed-29-snow-leopard-installs-whether-or-not-youve-got-leopard

 

[thegoldenmackid]

ROFL.

if it is true.

 

[borcanm]

ROFL.

if it is true.

It most likely is. SL is basically a service-pack for 10.5 so it makes sense to charge only 29$.

 

[Consultant]

Highly likely
http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._leopard_disc_will_install_on_tiger_macs.html

It most likely is. SL is basically a service-pack for 10.5 so it makes sense to charge only 29$.

Not exactly. Did you actually look at the features?
http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._snow_leopard_sports_subtle_improvements.html

 

[bamf]

Mossberg has confirmed it will work with Tiger installs in his review.

 

[borcanm]

Highly likely
http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._leopard_disc_will_install_on_tiger_macs.html



Not exactly. Did you actually look at the features?
http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._snow_leopard_sports_subtle_improvements.html

Yea I know the features, I have SL. Its basically an improved 10.5

 

[C64]

Apple doesn't bother with OS X serial numbers either, so why would they bother with a bunch of different disks. It's the same as buying a single licence and still have the option to install it on an unlimited amount of machines.

I'm pretty sure they're not very happy with it (albeit silently), but it's a good way to differentiate themselves from Windows 7 and its 21 different versions and upgrade options.

They just leave it to the user to do the right thing. And if someone downloads it or upgrades from Tiger for only $29, it's still not a total loss. It's another OS X user, and in many cases a new switcher who'll stick with OS X and buys him or herself a nice new Mac in the future: win.

 

[djellison]

Yea I know the features, I have SL. Its basically an improved 10.5

^ This.

I've tried it. I'm looking forward to it - but it REALLY is just 10.5, heavily optimised. Even Apple themselves made much of the 'NO NEW FEATURES' to developers 12 months ago.

This turned out to be not entirely true - but it's not far off. The average user probably wouldn't notice a difference unless you pointed them out.

 

[SilentPanda]

Feel free to continue discussing this here:

https://www.macrumors.com/2009/08/27/snow-leopard-reviews-begin-rolling-out/