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-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode- > boun...@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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
