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OS X Lion Wed Launch
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... Because they don't need an overnighter to stock Macbook Airs...
Lion is a download-based thing, however they're going to have tons of people coming in to buy new computers with Lion on them. They're going to have tons of people coming in to upgrade to Lion. They're going to have people coming in just because it's a major release.
They're going to want to get their stores ready for the release, and they're going to want their staff ready with all the answers when it comes to Lion when any customer walks in the day of the release.
i agree, i dont know what that guy is talking about lol
Folks -
this GM is the 10.7.0 release; as such it is what every other 10.x.0 release has looked like at its debut; (not finished, with bugs and known issues)
Snow Leopard was like this, as was Leopard and Tiger before it;
As I & others have echoed here before, 10.7.1 will be out shortly and will address every known issue that Apple is tracking at this point. More stuff will come up over time. But to say it is not ready is a bit silly; software never comes "out of the womb" perfect. Don't expect perfection, software development and QA for a product like this is REALLY HARD!
John
It isnt 12EST Wednesday yet....1 hour/18 mins til midnight.
Or are we talkin 12PM EST tomorrow?
I don't think that means anything other than you don't have an internet connection. My App Store is up and running.
Would love for it to show up at midnight and get it installed. Maybe I'll bring my laptop to work tomorrow and do it.
How obnoxious can you get with your assumptions?:
1. If it hits 12 at night for one place in the world, that doesn't mean it's 12 at night for everyone.
2. If Apple doesn't release Lion at 12 just as it turns over to Wednesday, do you really think that means they won't release it at say... 9 in the morning? or 10?
3. Some people are just really dull in the head. They hear "there's an overnighter on Wednesday", and they can't do the simple math. They go "THE RELEASE IS WEDNESDAY!!!!" <-- but guess what? If there's an overnighter on Wednesday, that means the overnighter starts after they're closed. Hence, the product is released after the overnighter, not before!. 2 and 2 does not make 3...
ha nice try. my internet works fine
hahaha my bad. my App Store's down as well.
edit: my bad, again. My App Store's back up. Apple's just messin with me now. I just want Lion!
The original poster said 12EST which I would think would mean 12 noon, which in turn would be 9:00AM Apple time.
Hopefully these are planed updates to the app store and not an issue which would delay Lion.
my bad. misunderstood what you were saying. I think Apple would release Lion tonight at midnight (ET or maybe PT)
Its more likely that it would be noon, but we can hope that its midnight and then be disappointed when its not. haha
Actually the app store is down for me. Quite annoying when you are looking for an app. But could it be? Probably not, but here is hoping.
Edit: Never mind, no Lion. At least I can download my app now ;-)