Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Mac Experiment
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mrplow" data-source="post: 1548881" data-attributes="member: 38928"><p><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion" target="_blank">That's another $20</a> I'm afraid.</p><p></p><p>Quick bit of history. Snow Leopard was the last version of OSX to be supplied on real disks (bar a small run of USB keys with Lion on but that just muddys the water).</p><p>When Snow Leopard arrived it brought with it the Mac App Store. It's a digital download store built into Snow Leopard and beyond. Since then all OS releases have come as a digital download from the store (Lion, Mountain Lion and now Mavericks). Mavericks onwards is free. Apparently all future versions of Mac OS will be.</p><p>What all that means is you are pitching in at the changeover point. So to get to Lion you have to go via Snow Leopard. However...... I'd strongly recommend Snow Leopard but I'd hang fire on Lion until you find a reason to upgrade. Just my opinion. Perhaps others will have a different view.</p><p></p><p>If funds allow 4gb of ram and Snow Leopard will give you a fantastic start into everything Mac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrplow, post: 1548881, member: 38928"] [URL="http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion"]That's another $20[/URL] I'm afraid. Quick bit of history. Snow Leopard was the last version of OSX to be supplied on real disks (bar a small run of USB keys with Lion on but that just muddys the water). When Snow Leopard arrived it brought with it the Mac App Store. It's a digital download store built into Snow Leopard and beyond. Since then all OS releases have come as a digital download from the store (Lion, Mountain Lion and now Mavericks). Mavericks onwards is free. Apparently all future versions of Mac OS will be. What all that means is you are pitching in at the changeover point. So to get to Lion you have to go via Snow Leopard. However...... I'd strongly recommend Snow Leopard but I'd hang fire on Lion until you find a reason to upgrade. Just my opinion. Perhaps others will have a different view. If funds allow 4gb of ram and Snow Leopard will give you a fantastic start into everything Mac. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Mac Experiment
Top