I'm thinking of getting my very first macbook pro 15" with AG.. Here's my qn, if i were to get it now, will I still have to pay for the Lion OS if it is released within the next few months? Or would it be better if I were to wait for it to be released??
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Lion OS release date
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Free upgrades to the new OS have, in the past, only been offered to those who purchase a new machine once a shipping date is announced. Apple generally announce this one month in advance. So if you buy today then yes, you would have to pay to upgrade.
No guarantee that Apple will handle Lion in the same way, but FWIW:
Snow Leopard was released 08/28/2009.
Apple's Up-To-Date program allowed for free upgrades for any Mac purchased between 6/8/2009 (the date Apple publicly unveiled it) and 12/26/2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard
Snow Leopard was released 08/28/2009.
Apple's Up-To-Date program allowed for free upgrades for any Mac purchased between 6/8/2009 (the date Apple publicly unveiled it) and 12/26/2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard
Is anyone guessing when Lion will be released? Software releases are not mentioned in the Buying Guide like hardware is. Thanks
Quick reply! Thanks so much.
Even if "summer" means May 1st, it's two months off. That's too long to put off my updating my 4 year old mbp (... I know, many Apple devotees have swapped their mbp's as often as I get hot breakfasts... but the mbp's are so dang good that a simple guy like me just makes them go and go and go...).
Even if "summer" means May 1st, it's two months off. That's too long to put off my updating my 4 year old mbp (... I know, many Apple devotees have swapped their mbp's as often as I get hot breakfasts... but the mbp's are so dang good that a simple guy like me just makes them go and go and go...).
I think there's only one guy in the OSX department these days. And right now he's busy fetching coffee for the more important iOS folks during their rush to get 4.3 out by March 11.
I think he runs the Daycare center as well.
iLion just might make it by August.
I think he runs the Daycare center as well.
iLion just might make it by August.
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Dude, you really want to wait 1 month to save 29$ ?
If you news the computer, buy it.
Dude, you really want to wait 1 month to save 29$ ?
If you news the computer, buy it.
there are numerous posts on the web telling you if you buy now you get lion for free.
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/07/lion-up-to-date-buy-a-new-mac-now-get-lion-free-later/
You're planning on spending $2K on the computer and you're sweating the $29.99 to update to Lion? If it is released within 30 days of your purchase, odds are they will make it a free upgrade.
It was announced that if you purchase a new Mac since the announcement of Lion you will get a free upgrade to it when it comes out. There is also a Promotion on there site from my understanding.
The original post was from the end of February here! No he wouldn't of been eligible then and wouldn't of known the price.
Any Mac's bought now will be though.
Any Mac's bought now will be though.
Holy crap. The OP asks a legitimate question. Some of you people are real flippant with your dough. (You'd make wonderful U.S. Politicians) Will $30 put anybody in the poor house? No. But it's Apple's typical offer so why not take the free money?
Besides... given that Lion can only be downloaded and upgraded on top of snow leopard... I'd rather get a brand-spankin' new MBP with a clean install of Lion on it right out of the box and then clone this to a USB stick (or something) for my Lion backup. Seems like there will be no more disks to do this.
Off Topic but i didnt want to start a new thread.
How do you think Lion will run on a base 13" with a 2.26 Core 2 Duo and 2 gb of ram?
How do you think Lion will run on a base 13" with a 2.26 Core 2 Duo and 2 gb of ram?
At WWDC they said Lion would be available in July. Barring some kind of major setback you know it will probably be released on a Tuesday in July.
So much for reading posted dates.. Or heck, just reading anything other than the thread title and replying.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1107457/
In the press release it states that al computers bought on or after June 6th will be eligible for a free upgrade for lion but the user must claim this upgrade within 30 days of lion release.