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Free Upgrade to Lion with a New Mac Purchase

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a qualifying new Mac system
Wonder if this applies only to new Macs or refurbished too.
 

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Wonder if this applies only to new Macs or refurbished too.

Since refurbs ship with the latest OS and have the same warranty as new, I would suspect this would apply to them as well . . . only a guess.
 
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well, my iMac is "newish". It's only 4 months old... Justa baby. :(

I know, June 6 is the date, you buy a computer on June 5th,
it's considered as OLD, outdated, a dinosaur...

:)
 
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Even with this option to upgrade, I've still told my parents to wait for 10.7 to actually be released so they don't have to deal with learning 10.6 only to immediately have to learn 10.7. I'm very jealous of them, as they are going to be buying a 27" iMac i7 and a 17" MacBook Pro to replace their G4 tower and PowerBook G3 as soon as 10.7 is out.
 
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well, my iMac is "newish". It's only 4 months old... Justa baby. :(

I know, June 6 is the date, you buy a computer on June 5th,
it's considered as OLD, outdated, a dinosaur...

:)

Well, it only makes sense they offer Lion to Macs purchased on or after the date that Lion is announced.
Anything purchased before June 6 is not considered outdated. It just means you have to pay the $29.99 for Lion. Big deal, it's just as good and the same as a Mac purchased after June 6. The only difference is if you're paying for Lion.
 
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Even with this option to upgrade, I've still told my parents to wait for 10.7 to actually be released so they don't have to deal with learning 10.6 only to immediately have to learn 10.7. I'm very jealous of them, as they are going to be buying a 27" iMac i7 and a 17" MacBook Pro to replace their G4 tower and PowerBook G3 as soon as 10.7 is out.

That's one serious upgrade!
 
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Even with this option to upgrade, I've still told my parents to wait for 10.7 to actually be released so they don't have to deal with learning 10.6 only to immediately have to learn 10.7. I'm very jealous of them, as they are going to be buying a 27" iMac i7 and a 17" MacBook Pro to replace their G4 tower and PowerBook G3 as soon as 10.7 is out.


Wow!!

So lucky :)


Edit - Anyone have any idea how big a download Lion would be please?

I have downloaded Linux Distros before, so it would be possible - although it took overnight for those :(
 
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Wow!!

So lucky :)


Edit - Anyone have any idea how big a download Lion would be please?

I have downloaded Linux Distros before, so it would be possible - although it took overnight for those :(

I've heard 4 gb.
 
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And this is why I waited to buy mine on June 13...:)
 
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This sucks, I just got my MacBook pro 13" on 05/27

Don't feel bad, I bought mine on June 5th. :Angry:

and I bought mine on June 01. Dammit!

None of you should feel bad as for $29 you can have Lion . . . . . Dont be upset just enjoy your new Mac. Feel for the people that will have to upgrade there Mac if they want the latest and greatest . . . . . . Now that would be a downer . . . .
 
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None of you should feel bad as for $29 you can have Lion . . . . . Dont be upset just enjoy your new Mac. Feel for the people that will have to upgrade there Mac if they want the latest and greatest . . . . . . Now that would be a downer . . . .


That would be me lol. iBook G4 and powerbook g4 =P i have some upgrading to do.
 
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May 21st! Not upset. Much.
 
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November 2009, March 2010. I'm not upset. :p


I just hope Apple does release a DVD...or something. :|
 
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RASPBERRY ZINGERS, i bought mine on the 1st of june and the lad in the apple shop said i should get a free upgrade,doesnt look likely now
 

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