Hasn't anyone figured out that it is to reduce the file size, being as it is download only?
Not likely. Leaving out a 20 MB movie file just doesn't make that much of a difference with a 3.5+ GB download.
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Booting OS X Lion GM: No Welcome Video, New Introduction to Scrolling
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Not likely. Leaving out a 20 MB movie file just doesn't make that much of a difference with a 3.5+ GB download.
Life in the post installation video era... The best of times, the worst of times.
I never cared about the welcome video and always wanted to skip it. I admit though that when I got my first Mac, I was excited to watch it once.
iOS 5 is getting a welcome video...
iOS 5 is getting a welcome video...
Glad that the Welcome Video is gone. I always thought that it lacked style. Same goes for all those space themed wallpapers. Come on Apple.
Because if there is any problem with it, it would be a disaster to ship without knowing. The developers test it now and report any bugs...
You make a good point. Since you have to install SL before it unless you get a computer after the release date, maybe they are only including it in the preinstalled version. Afterall, you only need to be welcomed if you are getting a new computer. Due to the downloaded nature of the GM copies i could have been intentionally left out.
Yeah, exactly - switching to Windows because Lion is lacking an introduction video. Let it rain brain.
Still has issues
If this is the version being released then it still has issues, I found these in the first 10 mins of use:
1. When iPhoto is in Full Screen mode if you move the pointer to the top of the screen the menu bar is supposed to appear (so you can access the Exit Full Screen Mode button), well the menu bar does not appear and you have to press Esc to exit Full Screen, plus you don't have access to the other Menu items.
2. When exiting Photo Booth from Full Screen you see a blank grey screen for 2-3 seconds before the desktop appears. Not a major issue, but not great.
3. Preview scrolling very not great. With a 26 page, 231Mb PDF it stutters and pauses as you try to scroll through the document with the two finger swipe.
If this is the version being released then it still has issues, I found these in the first 10 mins of use:
1. When iPhoto is in Full Screen mode if you move the pointer to the top of the screen the menu bar is supposed to appear (so you can access the Exit Full Screen Mode button), well the menu bar does not appear and you have to press Esc to exit Full Screen, plus you don't have access to the other Menu items.
2. When exiting Photo Booth from Full Screen you see a blank grey screen for 2-3 seconds before the desktop appears. Not a major issue, but not great.
3. Preview scrolling very not great. With a 26 page, 231Mb PDF it stutters and pauses as you try to scroll through the document with the two finger swipe.
Pretty sure iPhoto needs an update before it properly supports Lion's full screen APIs. Same with Pages etc.
At our IT department we have external bootable hard drives with clones saved as disk images (.dmg) of a clean install of Snow Leopard. Using the software SuperDuper it takes about five minutes to get a clean copy of Mac OS X onto the hard drive of a new Mac.
So, the video hasn't been of much trouble for us.
The times I did see it I did think the video itself was quite nice, but the music cheesy. Much better with the song Eple that came with Panther.
1. This bug is resolved in iPhoto 9.2 Beta.
2. I can't reproduce this bug.
3. I can't reproduce this bug
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Not to go off topic, but that was your problem: you need the box set to upgrade Tiger to Snow Leopard. The retail Snow Leopard DVD is (cheaply priced and) intended to upgrade Leopard only.
...or at least that's what the license says, so that's why Apple made your purchase the box set. It was my understanding that there wasn't actually any technical restriction, so I'd be shocked if all you had to do was use the other installer and everything was fine.
On a related note, I'd like to add my support for those who'd like the ability to make a physical copy (DVD, USB flash drive, whatever) of a bootable, stand-alone Lion installer. I really don't want to have to install Snow Leopard first just to install another OS immediately afterwards in the rare event that I do a clean install--which I normally do for upgrades.
I know what you mean, but those "middle aged men" are probably the ones that started using awesome and cool the first time around...
I'm waiting for the day when I'll be laughing at the "younger" middle aged men saying "Later's" and "Sick".
Personally I'll stick with Cricky, Dude, and Cor Blimy