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Rumor: Lion near to going live

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Rumor: Lion near to going live

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Trusted sources tell TUAW that OS X 10.7 Lion has gone live for internal Apple testing as recently as last week. An internal testing release generally indicates that Lion is near to a real world debut.

This suggests the new OS might possibly ship as early as WWDC with an "available today" mention at the keynote -- or it might not. But Lion is looking to be one step closer to availability for Apple customers.

Rumor: Lion near to going live originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 26 May 2011 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.




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I might test Lion on the Mac mini before it becomes mainstream in my household...with that being said, I can't wait for Lion...I can't wait for WWDC!!! :D
 
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I saw on another forum a post that read that he was on lion, I have no idea if it was true or a developer or not but it seemed legit it's getting near!
 
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iNAP said:
I saw on another forum a post that read that he was on lion, I have no idea if it was true or a developer or not but it seemed legit it's getting near!
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Lion has been available to developers through 3 preview releases thus far..so lots of developers and sites do have access to it. You just need to register as a developer to get access to it..

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This is the first version of OS X since I first switched (when 10.2 was current) that I've haven't felt like the upcoming version was going to be a no-brainer for upgrading to. Maybe there haven't been enough details brought out about it yet to get my interest piqued, or maybe I'm just exceptionally pleased with Snow Leopard. *shrug*
 
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If it will run it, I might give Lion a try on my old MacMini.

Not so sure about the main machine yet, but you never know :)
 
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Just a note on old Mac Minis. Every note I have read so far says only on a 64-Bit Core 2 Duo CPU and up. So if that is true, it will leave out the first Generation Core Duo Minis.
 
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I can hear the Lion roaring already...I want it!
 
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Just a note on old Mac Minis. Every note I have read so far says only on a 64-Bit Core 2 Duo CPU and up. So if that is true, it will leave out the first Generation Core Duo Minis.
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1st gen intel iMacs were also Core Duo.
 
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lifeisabeach said:
This is the first version of OS X since I first switched (when 10.2 was current) that I've haven't felt like the upcoming version was going to be a no-brainer for upgrading to. Maybe there haven't been enough details brought out about it yet to get my interest piqued, or maybe I'm just exceptionally pleased with Snow Leopard. *shrug*
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Don't have as much of a history with OS X as you do, but I have been around it since 10.4 - and this release is not impressing me at all. I don't want my Mac to behave like an iPad.

Now, if they would just revamp the way OS X handles printers, that might be worth some money.
 
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1st gen intel iMacs were also Core Duo.
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Yes knew that. There were two people talking about using old Minis so that is why I singled that out. All 1st Gen Intel Macs besides the Mac Pro were Core Duo 32-Bit.
 
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To be perfectly honest, until Rosetta and Front Row for Lion are released, I don't think I'll be very inclined to upgrade. Then again, I wasn't all that inclined to upgrade my old G4 PowerBook to Leopard either at first (mainly due to performance concerns), and that just kind of worked itself out when I got a MacBook Pro with Leopard pre-loaded to replace it.
 
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My Mac mini is an early 09 model...I hope I can upgrade it...:|
 
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My Mac mini is an early 09 model...I hope I can upgrade it...:|
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From all I have read, as long as you have at least a Core2Duo CPU, you are good to go. We will know more soon.
 
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Discerptor said:
To be perfectly honest, until Rosetta and Front Row for Lion are released, I don't think I'll be very inclined to upgrade. Then again, I wasn't all that inclined to upgrade my old G4 PowerBook to Leopard either at first (mainly due to performance concerns), and that just kind of worked itself out when I got a MacBook Pro with Leopard pre-loaded to replace it.
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There isn't going to be Rosetta for Lion or Front Ro w so you'll be waiting for awhile. :)
 

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