I saw that Apple has released OS X Lion, the new version of their OS. They
say it's only available as a web download though, and you need to have Snow Leopard installed in order to install Lion..?? I am a little confused - It sounds like there is no way to do a stand-alone fresh install of Lion, and
they aren't selling install DVDs with Lion. Does anyone have more info about this?

What if you are running OS X Tiger and want to upgrade to Lion? Do you have
to buy Snow Leopard, install that, and then download & install Lion?

This doesn't make much sense, and I imagine it would irritate a lot of Mac users. Requiring a previous version of the OS in order to install the new one also seems Microsoft-ish to me.. I never expected to see that from Apple.

Nightfox

Re: Apple OS X Lion
By: Nightfox to All on Wed Jul 20 2011 12:43:11

I saw that Apple has released OS X Lion, the new version of their OS. They say it's only available as a web download though, and you need to have Snow Leopard installed in order to install Lion..?? I am a little confused - It sounds like there is no way to do a stand-alone fresh install of Lion, and they aren't selling install DVDs with Lion. Does anyone have more info abou this?

What if you are running OS X Tiger and want to upgrade to Lion? Do you have to buy Snow Leopard, install that, and then download & install Lion?

There is a way to make a bootable DVD if you want to do a fresh install floating around the internet.. I think Apple came in later in the day and agreed it was possible. If you want to upgrade though from prior to Snow Leopard, then you first have to upgrade to Snow Leopard and then make the hop to Lion.. :-(

Here's the link to make your bootable Lion disk:

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/18/make-an-os-x-lion-boot-disc/

We tried this yesterday on an older model Mac Mini at work and it functioned as published..


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Re: Apple OS X Lion
By: Sfqpex to Nightfox on Thu Jul 21 2011 06:23:30

floating around the internet.. I think Apple came in later in the day and agreed it was possible. If you want to upgrade though from prior to Snow Leopard, then you first have to upgrade to Snow Leopard and then make the ho to Lion.. :-(

I'm baffled about why Apple would do this. I thought Apple was always all for making things easy and simple, so this move is fairly strange.

Here's the link to make your bootable Lion disk:

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/18/make-an-os-x-lion-boot-disc/

Thanks :)

Nightfox

Re: Apple OS X Lion
By: Sfqpex to Nightfox on Thu Jul 21 2011 06:23 am

Re: Apple OS X Lion
By: Nightfox to All on Wed Jul 20 2011 12:43:11

I saw that Apple has released OS X Lion, the new version of their OS. Th say it's only available as a web download though, and you need to have Sn Leopard installed in order to install Lion..?? I am a little confused - sounds like there is no way to do a stand-alone fresh install of Lion, an they aren't selling install DVDs with Lion. Does anyone have more info a this?

What if you are running OS X Tiger and want to upgrade to Lion? Do you h to buy Snow Leopard, install that, and then download & install Lion?

There is a way to make a bootable DVD if you want to do a fresh install floating around the internet.. I think Apple came in later in the day and agreed it was possible. If you want to upgrade though from prior to Snow Leopard, then you first have to upgrade to Snow Leopard and then make the ho to Lion.. :-(

Here's the link to make your bootable Lion disk:

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/18/make-an-os-x-lion-boot-disc/

We tried this yesterday on an older model Mac Mini at work and it functioned published..

I see they are still using large wild cat names. funny
it'seither tough and fearless, or let your guard down and it goes for the neck.

"Practise safe Lunch, Use a Condiment"


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Re: Apple OS X Lion
By: Nightfox to Sfqpex on Thu Jul 21 2011 07:25 am

I'm baffled about why Apple would do this. I thought Apple was always all for making things easy and simple, so this move is fairly strange.

Yeah right... They're all about Money!



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I'm baffled about why Apple would do this. I thought Apple was always all for making things easy and simple, so this move is fairly strange.

Yeah right... They're all about Money!

True, and they're no different than Microsoft that way - But I've always heard that Apple strongly believes in ease of use and simplicity in their products, and I think they follow that belief fairly well to an extent. And, one of the things that Apple fans have said is an advantage of the Mac platform is that there's only one edition of OS X (unlike 3-4 for Windows, each available in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors too), and that OS X doesn't require activation or a previous version in order to install. So I'm a bit surprised to see Apple release a version of OS X that requires a previous version in order to
install.

If a customer buys a brand-new Mac, though, I'd have to imagine that it would come with a set of OS X Lion install discs.. Or maybe they'll get Lion set up on the machine and ship Snow Leopard *and* Lion with the machine? If the latter is the case, that would seem strange to me.

Nightfox

Re: Apple OS X Lion
By: Corey to Sfqpex on Thu Jul 21 2011 09:06:46

I see they are still using large wild cat names. funny
it'seither tough and fearless, or let your guard down and it goes for the ne

"Practise safe Lunch, Use a Condiment"

I like that!!!! LOL


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On 7/20/2011 12:43 PM, Nightfox wrote:

I saw that Apple has released OS X Lion, the new version of their OS. They say it's only available as a web download though, and you need to have Snow Leopard installed in order to install Lion..?? I am a little confused - It sounds like there is no way to do a stand-alone fresh install of Lion, and they aren't selling install DVDs with Lion. Does anyone have more info about this?

What if you are running OS X Tiger and want to upgrade to Lion? Do you have to buy Snow Leopard, install that, and then download& install Lion?

This doesn't make much sense, and I imagine it would irritate a lot of Mac users. Requiring a previous version of the OS in order to install the new one
also seems Microsoft-ish to me.. I never expected to see that from Apple.

It's really irritating.. when you download the update, you can burn the .dmg file to a cd or USB key iirc. I haven't done it, as I don't have, or want to tie a credit card into apple's system. (too easy to buy crap), I don't think you can upgrade from tiger to lion, but if you want a fresh install, just snag a copy from a friend (after you've paid your $30 dues of course, not suggesting you go to torrentz.eu and download the dmg or anything like that)

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On 7/21/2011 7:25 AM, Nightfox wrote:

I'm baffled about why Apple would do this. I thought Apple was always all for
making things easy and simple, so this move is fairly strange.

Apple owners are stylish, and high tech. They all have high speed internet connections, and of course the download should be easiest. Or just go into the Apple store and have an iGenius do it for you.

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