upgrade to Snow Leopard

I see that Snow Leopard is 29$ I have Tiger 10.4.11

Do i need regular Leopard to upgrade to Snow?

The short answer would be yes. Next time google. >_<"

Ive found countless wrong information from places, I just assume ask here and get the right info.

As per section 2C of the OS X EULA (emphasis added): "If you have purchased an Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard license, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer as long as that computer has a properly licensed copy of Mac OS X Leopard already installed on it."

appleXcore said:

Ive found countless wrong information from places, I just assume ask here and get the right info.

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It's not that you found "countless wrong information"...you may have found information that may be in conflict with the Apple EULA statement that "Vansmith" quoted in the post above.

The bottom line is to be in compliance with the Apple EULA:

1. If you have an original retail copy of Leopard, or the grey/silver "recovery" disks that came with your computer (if it's a newer computer that came with 10.5 on the recovery disks)...than all you need it the $29 dollar Snow Leopard update disk.

2. If you do not have any original Leopard install disks...then you're supposed to purchase the Mac Box Set for $169 to upgrade to Snow Leopard.

Hope this helps,

- Nick

DANG. i hate having Tiger 10.4.11

I think Tiger is still a good OS for any Mac, though still I prefer Leopard and Snow Leopard (thought the problems I've been reading about here on SL is beginning to annoy me a little).

pigoo3 said:

It's not that you found "countless wrong information"...you may have found information that may be in conflict with the Apple EULA statement that "Vansmith" quoted in the post above.

The bottom line is to be in compliance with the Apple EULA:

1. If you have an original retail copy of Leopard, or the grey/silver "recovery" disks that came with your computer (if it's a newer computer that came with 10.5 on the recovery disks)...than all you need it the $29 dollar Snow Leopard update disk.

2. If you do not have any original Leopard install disks...then you're supposed to purchase the Mac Box Set for $169 to upgrade to Snow Leopard.

Hope this helps,

- Nick

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So in theory I can by the 29$ disk and not the $170 set.

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$29 Snow Leopard retail disc will install over Tiger

As many have speculated, Apple has added no technical limitations to the install process to prevent the $29 standard Snow Leopard disc from installing on a Mac running Tiger. The information was confirmed in an early review of Snow Leopard by All Things Digital's Walt Mossberg published late last night. "Apple concedes that the $29 Snow Leopard upgrade will work properly on these Tiger-equipped Macs, so you can save the extra $140" over the Mac Box Set, Mossberg wrote.

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appleXcore said:

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$29 Snow Leopard retail disc will install over Tiger

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Yes...but again...using the $29 10.6 upgrade disk to upgrade from Tiger (10.4) without being a registered OS 10.5 Leopard owner is in violation of the Apple EULA.

- Nick

appleXcore said:

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$29 Snow Leopard retail disc will install over Tiger

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Yes, but it has also been noted that Mossberg neglected the EULA. Despite any lack of technical limitations, you're still violating the EULA which you agree to by installing OS X.

vansmith said:

Yes, but it has also been noted that Mossberg neglected the EULA. Despite any lack of technical limitations, you're still violating the EULA which you agree to by installing OS X.

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does that mean i cant get updates? or not.


Seems like it would be the same as driving a car without insurance.

It's against Apples EULA, the same EULA that just got rulled on in court with Apple Vs Phystar and Apple won that part of the lawsuit.

That is all that we will say on the matter, it's against Apples EULA.

Ethics aside, you can do whatever you want. You may even do so and not be sorry.
But, you are sorry, in another sense, if you do. And, if you get caught, you will be in the other sense.

toMACsh said:

Ethics aside, you can do whatever you want. You may even do so and not be sorry.
But, you are sorry, in another sense, if you do. And, if you get caught, you will be in the other sense.

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but once installed how could you ever show you did or didn't have 10.5?