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Mac App Store hastens Apple's plans to cease boxed software sales - rumour

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iWhat said:
An easy assumption to make to an almost 5 month old post. :p
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I didn't make an assumption. I said you were wrong to say there was no doubt.
 
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Return Privacy said:
Demand Apple Software on Physical Media!

People, this is all about control.
Having software available by download is fine, as long as it is IN ADDITION to buying PHYSICAL media. If I buy something, I want to HAVE it. If Apple only has software by download, you don’t have anything yourself. Your are locking your computer to Apple that way. This gives Apple WAY too much control over something I own. Now, if Apple makes the downloaded software a burnable .dmg file, and we can burn the full software to a DVD, then fine. But, it will still be restricting and forcing customers to use Apple’s App store exclusively. That is just downright “Big Brother” thinking.
I have always been a huge Apple computer user, but if they try this restrictive nonsense, I'll switch to Linux and open source, and sell every Apple product I own!
I'm ready to purchase (upgrade a couple) of macs right now, but I'm waiting for this whole Software issue to be clear first. Like I said, if they insist on this download only software, with no way of having it on physical media, I will NOT purchase any more macs!
We all have to stick together on this issue!

*(We own 3 Macbook Pros, a 24" iMac, iPhone 3GS, Airport Extreme, iBook G4, Powerbook G4)

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bahahahahaaa. Its an uprising...
 
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kjm18 said:
I didn't make an assumption. I said you were wrong to say there was no doubt.
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Thanks for pointing that out, I feel so much better.
 
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I don't mind this movement to digital deliveries/downloads as l won't have problems in the future with accessing them.
 
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kjm18 said:
I didn't make an assumption. I said you were wrong to say there was no doubt.
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Well I know that it's always a great way starting off at a new forum to insult a staff member.

Welcome aboard!
 
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One thing I wonder about online download of software - several times since I bought my iMac I had to reinstall the OS completely. Install the DVD in the drive, reboot to the disk and reinstall.

How do I do that if Lion - or subsequent endangered felines - is a download?

Admittedly, I have downloaded and burned the Dev copy of Lion to a DVD, but only because someone in the Community found a way to make a bootable disk from the download.

Secondly, I have a slow Internet connection, so a download like that took overnight. I feel much happier have a boxed DVD with software like that. My ISP also imposes a limit on downloads, so regular downloads like that might be difficult anyway.

Alternative options are fine for those with cable or other fast connections, just as long as the other options are still offered.
 
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One thing I wonder about online download of software - several times since I bought my iMac I had to reinstall the OS completely. Install the DVD in the drive, reboot to the disk and reinstall.

How do I do that if Lion - or subsequent endangered felines - is a download?

Admittedly, I have downloaded and burned the Dev copy of Lion to a DVD, but only because someone in the Community found a way to make a bootable disk from the download.

Secondly, I have a slow Internet connection, so a download like that took overnight. I feel much happier have a boxed DVD with software like that. My ISP also imposes a limit on downloads, so regular downloads like that might be difficult anyway.

Alternative options are fine for those with cable or other fast connections, just as long as the other options are still offered.
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Based on what I've read, Lion will create a recovery partition that will allow you to boot from it to restore the OS. Also, people have reported success in burning the .DMG included in the Lion installer to DVD.
 

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