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Possible to install & use Mail.app from Lion with SL?

VirtualRain

VirtualRain

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Is it possible to try the new mail.app on snow leopard? Has anyone done this? Any speculation as to whether it would even run?
 
The built-in app in MacOS X almost always are built against the API for that version of MacOS X, so will not run on previous versions.
 
larkost said:
The built-in app in MacOS X almost always are built against the API for that version of MacOS X, so will not run on previous versions.
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Might there be any way around that? Has anyone actually tested this?
 
I'll check... I have Lion on my MacBook Pro, and was just now Googling wanting to use Mail 5 on my Mac Pro. Replying after I can get it copied over.
 
Nope... sorry. "You have Mac OS X 10.6.7. The application requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later."
 

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That's a real bummer but thanks anyway for trying. I'm just concerned Lion isn't stable enough to use yet as it stands.

When is the next beta version due?
 
One slightly unstable but irresistible new app is better than a whole beta OS.
 
IIeBoy said:
That's a real bummer but thanks anyway for trying. I'm just concerned Lion isn't stable enough to use yet as it stands.
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That would be because it is a developer preview. Why not just wait until Lion is released?
 
roadbloc, it's not uncommon for people to get excited about Apple products before they are released. That's why!
 
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