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OSX Lion Download Only ?

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fingleburt

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May 16, 2011
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Need to ask a slightly dim question, I know Lion is being released on the Mac App Store. Does this mean that Lion is not going to be preinstalled on new mac's anytime soon ?
 
Apple is currently holding all new release hardware until Lion is release according to MacRumors. They would also begin shipping existing hardware with it upon release of Lion.
 
New Mac's will have it pre-installed, old ones with Snow Leopard will use the Mac App Store but they will also sell the disc if you desire it but you have to get it from the Store.
 
bozz2006 said:
Where have you heard that it will be available on disc? I've heard app store only.
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All of the talk from Apple has only mentioned availability from the Mac App Store. The only clue suggesting an alternative method is on this page where it says "To upgrade on day one" with instructions for the MAS.

You could take that to mean that they may make it available on disc at a later date but it's currently just pure speculation.
 
AFPoster said:
New Mac's will have it pre-installed, old ones with Snow Leopard will use the Mac App Store but they will also sell the disc if you desire it but you have to get it from the Store.
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You have a link with that info, because apple has only stated that 10.7 will only be available via the MAS. I'm hoping it will be available on disc, and/or I'll have to make my own
 
maflynn said:
You have a link with that info, because apple has only stated that 10.7 will only be available via the MAS. I'm hoping it will be available on disc, and/or I'll have to make my own
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Give me a minute, looking for the article I read, maybe I misread but I hope not.
 
This link: http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._os_x_lion_through_mac_app_store_sources.html

it's logical to presume that Apple will also offer an optical disc for people who may not have broadband. At least person with knowledge of the situation claims that this will indeed be the case "for those with slower connections, or [for those who for whatever reason do] not want to download it."
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I remember reading this somewhere else from an actual Apple rep can't find that one though.
 
I went into the Apple Store last week asking the same question, and they said according to their knowledge, it's only through the Mac App Store, and also, apparently you can't burn the image to a disc either. Which totally blows.
 
davmcn said:
I went into the Apple Store last week asking the same question, and they said according to their knowledge, it's only through the Mac App Store, and also, apparently you can't burn the image to a disc either. Which totally blows.
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I'd love for it to be Mac App Store only, but I highly doubt it will be especially if you think of people with the slow connections like the article states. Then again maybe you'll just bring your Mac to Apple they'll do it, who knows.
 
AFPoster said:
I'd love for it to be Mac App Store only, but I highly doubt it will be especially if you think of people with the slow connections like the article states. Then again maybe you'll just bring your Mac to Apple they'll do it, who knows.
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Apple has never been shy about leaving a few unfortunate souls out in the cold.
 
I think it will be hand delivered by 72 virgins.

Heck, it's all rumor and speculation anyway, might as well make it a good one.
 
Wasn't it confirmed that Lion would create its own recovery partition? Doesn't solve the problem of the bandwidth consumed by the initial 4GB but at least prevents wastage in future.
 
davmcn said:
I went into the Apple Store last week asking the same question, and they said according to their knowledge, it's only through the Mac App Store, and also, apparently you can't burn the image to a disc either. Which totally blows.
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interesting since it's already been burned to discs, put on thumb drives, SD cards, etc. ;)
 
grahamnp said:
Wasn't it confirmed that Lion would create its own recovery partition? Doesn't solve the problem of the bandwidth consumed by the initial 4GB but at least prevents wastage in future.
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Also doesn't solve the problem of reinstalling after replacing your drive.
 
awer25 said:
Also doesn't solve the problem of reinstalling after replacing your drive.
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you can redownload the OS from the MAS at any time. You can also use bootcamp or other migration tools to clone your old drive to the new drive (assuming your drive didn't go poop on you).

If it did, then you always have the option of burning Lion to your own DVD, putting it on an SD card, a USB thumb drive, an external HDD, etc. so that you can install the OS at any time on any drive just like if Lion were to come on a disc.
 
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