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Re: Mac OS X Lion: Coming In July For $29

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 07, 2011, 1:03 PM UTC

mgkimsal wrote: post #92

recoiledsnake wrote: post #54

>This isn’t actually the first time Apple has offered an OS upgrade at a steep discount compared to its Windows rival (which typically runs over $100) — Snow Leopard made its debut at $29. A pretty flawed apples to oranges comparison. OS X is more similar to bios updates... you buy the hardware, the vendor makes money off it and gives away the software. With Microsoft, you're paying the OEM money for the hardware(wit…

True, but if Vista was $29 more people might have done it in the first place.

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Re: Mac OS X Lion: Coming In July For $29

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Post by adestefan » Tue, Jun 07, 2011, 1:04 PM UTC

recoiledsnake wrote: post #54

>This isn’t actually the first time Apple has offered an OS upgrade at a steep discount compared to its Windows rival (which typically runs over $100) — Snow Leopard made its debut at $29. A pretty flawed apples to oranges comparison. OS X is more similar to bios updates... you buy the hardware, the vendor makes money off it and gives away the software. With Microsoft, you're paying the OEM money for the hardware(wit…

If Windows 7 was $30 I'd update my wife's two computers tomorrow. As is I see no reason to shell out over $200 for one upgrade from XP and one from Vista.

Re: Mac OS X Lion: Coming In July For $29

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Post by AlexandrB » Tue, Jun 07, 2011, 1:24 PM UTC

cefstat wrote: post #123

furyg3 wrote: post #7

Hmm... so what happens if my hard drive crashes and I replace it myself?

From https://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#interne... Internet Restore and Utilities * Built into Lion: OS X Lion includes a built-in restore partition, allowing you to repair or reinstall OS X without the need for discs. * Browse the web with Safari: Recovery mode now includes the Safari web browser, so you can check your email or browse the Apple Support site. * Reinstall OS X: OS X can be reinstalle…

That doesn't answer the question at all. A dead hard drive will have an inoperable restore partition.

This seems like it will be a total PITA. PC restore partitions I've worked with always had weird quirks (strange partition types, special MBR boot loader code) that make them hard to copy/move to a new drive successfully.

Re: Mac OS X Lion: Coming In July For $29

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Post by eapen » Tue, Jun 07, 2011, 4:39 PM UTC

While they are at it, I am surprised Apple didn’t integrate LaunchBar/QuickSilver/Alfred functionality into Lion (and take those guys out). It would go really well with the full screen apps.