Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.9 to Bring iCloud Support?

[rowley]

is there any truth of this, other than a dev and a screenshot?
trawling in my prefered search engine, and all tech articles link to this bit of news, but nothing has been heard about it since.

As I said, it would be really nice if it were true, but I'm thinking this is now bogus.

 

[KsbjA]

I guess it's fake. Would Apple say "Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.9"? Look at that 'v'. Should it be there? No. Apple doesn't add v's to Mac OS version numbers, ever.

 

[AnonMac50]

I guess it's fake. Would Apple say "Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.9"? Look at that 'v'. Should it be there? No. Apple doesn't add v's to Mac OS version numbers, ever.

They do. In fact, I just checked my Snow Leopard Disc Box and it says "MAC OS X V10.6" near the bar code section on the bottom. Leopard also has that. Check the DVD's themselves as well.

 

[steviewhy]

I guess it's fake. Would Apple say "Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.9"? Look at that 'v'. Should it be there? No. Apple doesn't add v's to Mac OS version numbers, ever.

Of course it's fake. I'm surprised no one noticed the missing "Account Info" button from the bottom right hand area.

 

[segedunum]

The Lion does not roar for me

I am quite happy with Snow Leopard, especially if they make an iCloud update. I see no reason to upgrade to Lion only to have to spend money on upgrades of some of my software to keep it running on Lion.
Nor do I nee the IOS style of operation with pinching, swiping etc. IOS is fine on the iPad, but I am quite happy with my mouse and pen tablet without spending even more on a touch pad.

 

[kolax]

Of course it's fake. I'm surprised no one noticed the missing "Account Info" button from the bottom right hand area.

Possible the account info button disappeared after the upgrade because he was now on iCloud and not MobileMe.

 

[jowie]

I am quite happy with Snow Leopard, especially if they make an iCloud update. I see no reason to upgrade to Lion only to have to spend money on upgrades of some of my software to keep it running on Lion.
Nor do I nee the IOS style of operation with pinching, swiping etc. IOS is fine on the iPad, but I am quite happy with my mouse and pen tablet without spending even more on a touch pad.

There's nothing I really need in Lion so I'm not fussed about updating, but for the sake of iCloud I would... if I could!

 

[steviewhy]

Possible the account info button disappeared after the upgrade because he was now on iCloud and not MobileMe.

I would agree that would be possible if doing so deletes your MobileMe account; but it doesn't. MobileMe remains active even after migrating to iCloud until June 30, 2012. You can still access your iDisk, web galleries, hosting etc. all through me.com. You can view your account details at any time. I speak from experience.

 

[jowie]

I received a request to link someone to Find My Friends today. So I clicked on the link, was told to download the app to a device running iOS 5. So I went to the App Store on my iPhone, downloaded the app to run it. But oh no, I can't run it because I need to be signed up to iCloud. But I'm on MobileMe and need to migrate. But I can't migrate because I'm on Snow Leopard. And I can't upgrade to Lion because I don't have a compatible machine.

So I have three options: Spend £1000 on a new Mac, upgrade and lose built-in OS support for syncing my Mail, Calendars and Contacts, or wait patiently and hope Apple eventually provide support for iCloud Snow Leopard...

 

[sandimacd]

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My thoughts exactly I use a program called Good Sync to keep my files, including Keychain in sync between accounts and between MACS and external drives. It does bring over an extra file that can be ignored but well worth it.

 

[erio]

I received a request to link someone to Find My Friends today. So I clicked on the link, was told to download the app to a device running iOS 5. So I went to the App Store on my iPhone, downloaded the app to run it. But oh no, I can't run it because I need to be signed up to iCloud. But I'm on MobileMe and need to migrate. But I can't migrate because I'm on Snow Leopard. And I can't upgrade to Lion because I don't have a compatible machine.

So I have three options: Spend £1000 on a new Mac, upgrade and lose built-in OS support for syncing my Mail, Calendars and Contacts, or wait patiently and hope Apple eventually provide support for iCloud Snow Leopard...

https://www.me.com/move/
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/transition.html

Don't need Lion to use Find My Friends. Just need iCloud.

 

[OllyW]

https://www.me.com/move/
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/transition.html

Don't need Lion to use Find My Friends. Just need iCloud.

If they move their MobileMe to iCloud then they will lose a lot of synching options in Snow Leopard.

So I have three options: Spend £1000 on a new Mac, upgrade and lose built-in OS support for syncing my Mail, Calendars and Contacts, or wait patiently and hope Apple eventually provide support for iCloud Snow Leopard...

 

[Javik]

I'm not sure why they don't already discontinue support for Snow Leopard. All hardware should be upgraded to Lion if they can, if they don't, it's the users problem. iOS users don't get iCloud support in 4.0 so why should Snow Leopard.

 

[Ivan P]

I'm not sure why they don't already discontinue support for Snow Leopard. All hardware should be upgraded to Lion if they can, if they don't, it's the users problem. iOS users don't get iCloud support in 4.0 so why should Snow Leopard.

It's a bit different when upgrading from iOS 4 to 5 is free, while upgrading Snow Leopard to Lion is not.

 

[newfoundglory]

I'm not sure why they don't already discontinue support for Snow Leopard. All hardware should be upgraded to Lion if they can, if they don't, it's the users problem. iOS users don't get iCloud support in 4.0 so why should Snow Leopard.

Because Lion is *still* buggy and not as stable as an 8-point Mac OS X update, and i've installed it on a lot of Macs. The only feature of Lion I miss when using Snow Leopard is multi-touch navigation in Safari.

 

[bullet99]

Lion: Upgrade, downgrade or capability swap?

Converting to Lion gets you iCloud at the expense of losing the capability of a lot of software that will no longer function. See list at:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table/p/1
That makes Lion a pretty expensive upgrade in my book. You can still get some iCloud features for your mobile devices by syncing them manually to iCloud and to your computer through iTunes. Not elegant, but functional.

 

[niallstarling]

iCloud options on SL

I received a request to link someone to Find My Friends today. So I clicked on the link, was told to download the app to a device running iOS 5. So I went to the App Store on my iPhone, downloaded the app to run it. But oh no, I can't run it because I need to be signed up to iCloud. But I'm on MobileMe and need to migrate. But I can't migrate because I'm on Snow Leopard. And I can't upgrade to Lion because I don't have a compatible machine.

So I have three options: Spend £1000 on a new Mac, upgrade and lose built-in OS support for syncing my Mail, Calendars and Contacts, or wait patiently and hope Apple eventually provide support for iCloud Snow Leopard...

I'm on a core duo and am looking to upgrade, but just not yet. So being stuck on SL after MobileMe finishes; what are my options? No new release yet, so dont know if there will be some support (also notice the original screenshot doesnt mention SL support for mail)...

Would it work for SL users to join iCloud and then run mail and contacts only through iCloud.com? What are the downsides of that? (ok, not ideal, but as a work around?)


EDIT: As suggested by Apple http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4929

 

[vitzr]

PPC is dead, dude. Just let it go.

PPC is alive, well & going strong.

It doesn't need to run Lion.

Conversely if anyone with a PPC model that wants Lion, you're best approach is to buy a new Mac. That way you get both Lion and the proper hardware to fully enjoy it.

I have both. My 2002 G4 Titanium PowerBook still does the job I bought it for, as well as on day one.

It's fun to have an older model that runs so well. Just another example of the longevity of a well maintained PowerBook.

 

[jowie]

Would it work for SL users to join iCloud and then run mail and contacts only through iCloud.com? What are the downsides of that? (ok, not ideal, but as a work around?)

I'd be very interested to hear stories from MobileMe users on Snow Leopard who decided to upgrade to iCloud... What they get, what they don't get, what's good and what's not!

Anyone?

EDIT: And how easy is it to set up Snow Leopard Mail.app to sync with iCloud-converted MobileMe email?

 

[flyfish29]

I'd be very interested to hear stories from MobileMe users on Snow Leopard who decided to upgrade to iCloud... What they get, what they don't get, what's good and what's not!

Anyone?

I am in this boat as well and would like to know how the transition is going specifically for iCal syncing.

- I will need to upgrade to lion (and hopefully get my wife's school to do the same- they just upgraded to SL though and did that reluctantly!) We sync four three macs, two iPhones, and two ipod touch's and want to do so with no issues on the iCal.

 

[jent]

So is it generally assumed now that any future Snow Leopard updates won't incorporate iCloud? I am going to hold off on upgrading to Lion for a while but I'd love to take advantage of iCloud under Snow Leopard. I doubt Apple will implement that though.

 

[MrAndy1369]

I'm wondering the same thing! It's almost December and no 10.6.9 yet. Anyone has a clue when and/if 10.6.9 will even be released with iCloud support? If I'm buying a MBP, I'm seriously considering Snow Leopard over Lion, because of all the bad reports on Lion. However, if iCloud is out of the picture with Snow Leopard, I'll stick with Lion, grudgingly so.

I find it ironic that Apple supports Vista (at almost 5-years old), and possibly won't even support Snow Leopard (from 2 years ago), for iCloud functionality. Some people are stuck on SL because of software and/or hardware, so it's only both wise and a good gesture to provide iCloud for SL.

 

[vitzr]

This is a smart strategy on Apples part. It will entice more users to cave in & migrate to Lion. Early reports by neutral parties suggest Lion adoption is trailing Apples forecast. What better way to pump up Apple profits.

It's a time tested method. First you advertise Free, then you disclose the real truth.

If they don't take the bait, you retrofit their existing devices with partial access to iCloud. Apple is the best marketing machine in the world. They can sell anything.

 

[chrfr]

I'm wondering the same thing! It's almost December and no 10.6.9 yet. Anyone has a clue when and/if 10.6.9 will even be released with iCloud support?

It's not going to happen.

 

[vitzr]

It's not going to happen.

That would suit me just fine. I have no interest in iCloud until Apple builds a track record that proves they can deliver.

Thus far Apples understanding of the cloud has been very poor. Witness the fact that only recently they've decided to hire someone that does.

I do think if they focus, and with the new people they are bringing on board, that in a year or so, they may have it ready for prime time.