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Apple Announces August 28th Availability of Snow Leopard

Chillout everyone GOOD NEWS!!!! we have OSX BETA 2.0?

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zaxxon72 said:
>You bought a Mercedes, then put a Chevy engine into it. When you called >Mercedes to ask about their warranty work on the engine, they booted >you out. Now you are upset about it.
it's more like:
you bought a mercedes. mercedes promoted and gave you the tools to also use a Chevy engine in it (bootcamp). when you called mercedes to ask about their brand new V8 engine that they offer as a replacement for their V6 engine, you ask if you have to install the V6 engine as a replacement of the V4 that you have currently in (and that Mercedes said that you could run without problems) or if you could bring the car, show them the V6 and they put in the V8 without mucking about it.

>Why not be up front, honest, direct with your questions. You might get straight answers.
because the poster wrote specifically that he didn't want the canned answer!!!
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Isn't it amazing how a new account 'suddenly' appears when another person is challenged.

Can anyone say 'sock puppet'?
 
It's not APPLE who's screwing the UK customers

For all those from the UK who are bashing Apple for charging more to UK customers, you may want to look at other technology that is similarly priced higher in UK than US. I am from the UK and always had to deal with paying more for stuff that the US paid, that includes computer hardware, software, other consumer electronics such as cd players, TVs, audio CDs, VHS tapes and more recently DVDs

I've lived in the US for the last 12 years and pretty much always pay less then my family in the UK pays for all those items. I don't know the exact reason but I am sure VAT and excise taxes have a lot to do with it and maybe something else, but it certainly is not unique to Apple as it is across the board.
 
iPastor said:
I don't believe he actually installed Windows 7, only implied that he did so he could find out if he needed to install Leopard prior to Snow Leopard, or if Snow Leopard was it's own install.
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Either way. That's not what he asked or said. He stated clearly he had installed Win7 on an Air, and demanded to know if he had to install Leopard back in before SL.

I still don't blame her for ending the conversation. I'm would not be shocked to learn there is a policy directing her to do just that.
 
guys guys guys the Fullprice snow leopard disk will install on a blank hardrive.

The Update disk will require leopard is installed first.

and thats that
 
Chupa Chupa said:
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But 90% of the Mac user base is home users who typically don't care about having the latest and greatest OS. (Same for PC home users too). Those of us who are obsessed with being current, either out of hobby or true need, have to realize we chose an expensive computer system.
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you are very much correct.

- My father in law has a computer circa 1997, and he claims that he has every thing he needs in there (i suppose that he does). The computer is not even connected to the internet.

- I forced my mother in law to update her computer back in 2002, and she still has the same old computer. Again, the claim of 'no need' is there.

- my own mother does not want to upgrade her first gen. iPhone because she has 'no need to do so' (she will update very soon however)
 
Is there a guide yet to install it (have looked on the APple site but without luck).

Will it work with VMWare Fusion?

Thanks

:rolleyes:
 
AmpCoder said:
Give Apple a call and see if it is being prepared for shipment. My UTD order is still showing "Not Shipped" and "Ships: September" online, but when I called in, the agent said my order was being prepared to ship and would arrive on August 28th.
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Mine is showing the same thing. Will give it the afternoon and then call.
 
nvbrit said:
For all those from the UK who are bashing Apple for charging more to UK customers, you may want to look at other technology that is similarly priced higher in UK than US. I am from the UK and always had to deal with paying more for stuff that the US paid, that includes computer hardware, software, other consumer electronics such as cd players, TVs, audio CDs, VHS tapes and more recently DVDs

I've lived in the US for the last 12 years and pretty much always pay less then my family in the UK pays for all those items. I don't know the exact reason but I am sure VAT and excise taxes have a lot to do with it and maybe something else, but it certainly is not unique to Apple as it is across the board.
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the thing is when apple bumped their prices in the uk company's like sony etc didnt
 
sureader said:
This should answer the questions for the shipping date (for the US at least), just received this email 10min ago...

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:D:D
 
macintoshtoffy said:
Isn't it amazing how a new account 'suddenly' appears when another person is challenged.

Can anyone say 'sock puppet'?
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Nope, I just don't post too often because I don't care about currency or build number ;-) but this account is at least a year old and has nothing to do with the original poster, apart from the fact that I seem to be the only one to think that Apple is being more than the usual *hole that we know it to be sometimes.
 
nvbrit said:
For all those from the UK who are bashing Apple for charging more to UK customers, you may want to look at other technology that is similarly priced higher in UK than US. I am from the UK and always had to deal with paying more for stuff that the US paid, that includes computer hardware, software, other consumer electronics such as cd players, TVs, audio CDs, VHS tapes and more recently DVDs

I've lived in the US for the last 12 years and pretty much always pay less then my family in the UK pays for all those items. I don't know the exact reason but I am sure VAT and excise taxes have a lot to do with it and maybe something else, but it certainly is not unique to Apple as it is across the board.
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That and the fact that the UK is the 2nd most expensive country to do business in - kinda throws a spanner in the works when dealing with the UK in terms of importing, supporting, selling and so forth.

I suggest any Brit who doesn't think the UK is a rip off, come to Australia or New Zealand and see what your pound buys you and compare those prices to your own.

zaxxon72 said:
Nope, I just don't post too often because I don't care about currency or build number ;-) but this account is at least a year old and has nothing to do with the original poster, apart from the fact that I seem to be the only one to think that Apple is being more than the usual *hole that we know it to be sometimes.
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I question why you're even here when in a total for 2 years you've made 9 posts. From what it sounds like, you troll the forums, throw your five cents worth in then scamper off in a hope that no one catches onto you. Call me confused why you'd randomly show up and randomly post something then disappear for over a month.
 
We may not NEED to have Leopard installed

With all the comments that you must have Leopard installed to install the Snow Leopard Upgrade, we are mostly making assumptions. We do not know for sure that we need to have Leopard installed, and it seems odd that you would not have an option for a clean install and erase, that would mean that everyone who buys SL would never be able to totally recover easily from a total system meltdown if everything got corrupted and they wanted to start fresh.

I have had software in the past that when you installed an upgrade to it, it wants you to insert the original CD at least momentarily to verify that you are eligible for upgrade. I am wondering if Snow Leopard will be the same. Maybe we can do a clean install but at the start of the install process it will ask us to validate that we own a full version of Leopard by inserting the Leopard CD, seems to make sense?
 
gilkisson said:
Either way. That's not what he asked or said. He stated clearly he had installed Win7 on an Air, and demanded to know if he had to install Leopard back in before SL.

I still don't blame her for ending the conversation. I'm would not be shocked to learn there is a policy directing her to do just that.
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Why? Apple advertises the easy native installation of Windows on Macs as a feature. So the hypothetic poster is not doing something 'bad'.

And because it's an Air, he had Leopard from the start, so he is entitled to use the 29.- version.

What's wrong with you....
 
Detektiv-Pinky said:
Have you actually read what the OP had posted. Or are you simply trolling?
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I was responding to one specific post by one poster. I get to put my $.02, just like you did. If that makes me a troll, then so are you.

And the dude was wrong, the way he went about it. Had he been open and honest, he'd probably have his answer. But no, he had to expose his posterior, and got what he deserved for it.
 
Uk Shipping

What is the difference between free and £10 shipping fee?

"Delivered via postal service within 3 days after shipping
£0.00

Upgrade to courier service for delivery within 3 days after shipping
Tracking will be available on-line
Please see delivery estimates below. If you select our upgrade option, the estimated delivery will automatically update below.
£10.00"

They both say same thing, or does the £10 mean a deffo Friday delivery? And no date is given?
 
nvbrit said:
With all the comments that you must have Leopard installed to install the Snow Leopard Upgrade, we are mostly making assumptions. We do not know for sure that we need to have Leopard installed, and it seems odd that you would not have an option for a clean install and erase, that would mean that everyone who buys SL would never be able to totally recover easily from a total system meltdown if everything got corrupted and they wanted to start fresh.

I have had software in the past that when you installed an upgrade to it, it wants you to insert the original CD at least momentarily to verify that you are eligible for upgrade. I am wondering if Snow Leopard will be the same. Maybe we can do a clean install but at the start of the install process it will ask us to validate that we own a full version of Leopard by inserting the Leopard CD, seems to make sense?
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no it doesnt, you cleanly install leopard, then straight after cleanly install the update.

It helps prevent piracy.
 
FYI, just got done with a chat:

(Apple's words in Bold)

hi Andrew, I own Leopard and would like to purchase Snow Leopard, but have a question. If I want to do a reformat and brand new, clean install, can I just install Snow Leopard or do I have to install Leopard and then Snow Leopard?

Great question.

The specific details of how Snow Leopard are not yet available.

oh, ok. I guess I will wait until it is released and reviews start coming in.

Once the software is released on Friday, more details about how installation works will be released.
 
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