I did not expect that it would be App-store only. That's a surprise.
And it will be only $29. That's cool!
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And it will be only $29. That's cool!
Yes, basically just the changes to the files will be saved/loaded (depending if you're saving or loading), and not the whole file over and over again. Should reduce data traffic and storage noticeably.
Think of a simple case - a 10 megabyte text file. You add a single line. The actual disk footprint increases by roughly a few bytes.
It never gets smaller, though. You cut out all but a few bytes and save it and it's still at least 10 megabytes.
No reboots for the upgrade. What, is Lion not upgrading kernel space at all ? 
So it's just a user-space process upgrades ?
So it's just a user-space process upgrades ?
I now dont have to think about whether to get Lion or not
slow broadband speed means no way will i attempt to download it
slow broadband speed means no way will i attempt to download it
That's a cost of less than $60 to upgrade to Lion from Leopard. Not bad if you compare it to going from Tiger to Leopard.
Yeah, it does, doesn't it?
For $30 I'm hoping Apple still has the resources devoted to OS X that it so desperately needs.
Not really - previous OS updates before Snow Leopard were $129. Now you just have to pay 2 x $29 to get from Leopard to Lion and the Lion update is for all your machines. Any way you look at that, it's good value...
Not to mention my GF and I don't share iTunes account information, so we both now have to fork over 30$ instead of buying a family 5 pack version for cheaper.
Oh well, not that my GF cares about OS upgrades.
No reboots for the upgrade. What, is Lion not upgrading kernel space at all ?
Seems pretty remarkable. How is that possible?
Did they come up with some new hot-swappable kernel technology?
Doesn't really matter when the price is so low. Get SL now for $30, upgrade in July for another $30.
No reboots for the upgrade. What, is Lion not upgrading kernel space at all ?
No reboots? Where are you getting that? My understanding was that "installs in place" meant you don't have to burn the thing. This is how the DP works now.
I think you will be able to download the installer from one iTunes account, stick it on a thumb drive, and take it to a computer with a different account.
Perhaps the real meaning is "Lion only available from Apple on Mac App store" but Amazon and others will be permitted to sell boxed versions. But Apple tends to look only ahead, and some users get left in the dust.
If you buy Snow Leopard for 29 dollars and 29 dollars for Lion it's still only 58 dollars. It's still a 71 dollar savings.
But one can assume that SL won't be for sale after Lion is released. So how do you get from Leopard to Lion if you can't buy SL?
We can forget Apple launching a streaming music service like Spotify. They make too much money from the status quo.