AW: OT: I want to buy Lion

[Tiemo Hollmann TB]

Hi Bob,

thank you for showing me that I am not the only one! That helps (at least
for my mind).
And yes I meant dual partition! Thanks for reminding me
Tiemo

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-
> bounces at lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von Bob Sneidar
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2011 19:35
> An: How to use LiveCode
> Betreff: Re: OT: I want to buy Lion
> 
> Hi Tiemo. You are not alone. A lot of raised eyebrows are only now
relaxing
> after learning of Apple's method of delivery.
> 
> If you upgrade to Snow Leopard and then do all the updates, you would see
in
> your Apple Menu under Software Updates a new item called App Store. If you
> went there and set up a new Apple Store account (or used an existing one)
you
> could search for and purchase Lion. Once you did that, Lion would install
on
> your computer.
> 
> Some people are surmising that soon Apple will sell Lion on a USB stick
(or
> else how are all the Leopard users going to get it)? I tend to believe
these
> rumors simply because it is unreasonable to require Leopard users to
upgrade
> to Snow Leopard before upgrading to Lion (unless they make Snow Leopard
> upgrade free).
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> On Jul 27, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:
> 
> > Probably I should address this to the apple support, but I know here are
a
> > lot of kind guys, willing to help also OT much faster as apple.
> >
> > Today I wanted to buy lion to make a dual boot install on my mac,
because I
> > had first customer calls telling me about trouble with my program on
lion.
> >
> > Because of a slow internet connection I went to the next computer shop
and
> > heard them telling that lion won't be available on CD, only download. Ok
I
> > returned home, heading several nights of download, opened apple.com,
opened
> > the lion announcement and it pointed me first to itunes and then to the
> > macappstore, which couldn't be opened by my safari. Safari tells me that
it
> > can't open pages, beginning with "macappstore://". So I begun to read
and
> > learned that snow leopard is a requirement to open the macappstore and
so to
> > buy lion!??? (I still have leopard on my mac and didn't wanted to
upgrade)
> > Trying to buy lion in a non apple online shop, they tell me I have to
buy it
> > at apple.
> >
> > Never using my mac, beside of testing my programs, the restrictive apple
> > world is still a big secret for me, even after years. Can anybody shed
some
> > light on how I can buy a full version of lion (to create a dual boot)
> > without this silly macappstore? Or do I really have to go again to a
> > computer shop to buy snow leopard, install it to get ready for buying
lion?
> > I think I will never love apple.
> >
> > Thanks for any hints
> >
> > Tiemo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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