Who's getting ready for Lion?

[Skwink]

Which of my Mac Bros are getting ready to install the new OS? I for one love the fact it's coming from the app store.

 

[Boundless]

IS IT? Me me oh yes me! I loved it when Snow Leopard came out and having it on the app store will make it even more simple/easy!

 

[civ_king]

I'll wait until Lion gets reviewed just to make sure it isn't a downgrade

 

[Boundless]

Do we know how much it's going to cost?

 

[civ_king]

Do we know how much it's going to cost?

$29.99 OS X Lion
$49.99 Server add on

 

[EnglishCrusader]

I wish I was rich enough to get a Mac But then again, I wouldn't be able to play most of my games (as they are older)

 

[civ_king]

I wish I was rich enough to get a Mac But then again, I wouldn't be able to play most of my games (as they are older)

Like?

You can use Crossover or even install a Windows partition

 

[EnglishCrusader]

Like?

You can use Crossover or even install a Windows partition

Games like CivIII, RoN, AoEIII and much more.

Where can you find these? My Dad has a Mac and I think he'll like to know as he wants to play some older games on his as well

 

[civ_king]

Games like CivIII, RoN, AoEIII and much more.

Where can you find these? My Dad has a Mac and I think he'll like to know as he wants to play some older games on his as well

Crossover,

how to install Windows

 

[EnglishCrusader]

Crossover,

how to install Windows

Thanks! I'm sure my Dad will be very pleased about these, he's always complaining that he can't play his older games on the Mac! Thanks again

 

[civ_king]

Windows is better for older games (he can install XP, Vista or 7)

 

[Boundless]

$29.99 OS X Lion
$49.99 Server add on

...so actually affordable! Snow Leopard was like...£70 if I remember correctly which is like $140!

 

[EnglishCrusader]

...so actually affordable! Snow Leopard was like...£70 if I remember correctly which is like $140!

Actually it's more like $100 or $110

Oh, Windows has a new update. How much is it? Oh yea, free!

 

[Boundless]

Pffft, damn the pound!

 

[civ_king]

...so actually affordable! Snow Leopard was like...£70 if I remember correctly which is like $140!

$25 for Snow Leopard actually

 

[Chairman Meow]

Meh. I can get Windows 7 for free from the university, so I've been using Windows 7 on my Macbook ever since support was discontinued for OSX 10.4. Didn't feel like paying $160 just to keep getting security patches.

 

[Zelig]

Meh. I can get Windows 7 for free from the university, so I've been using Windows 7 on my Macbook ever since support was discontinued for OSX 10.4. Didn't feel like paying $160 just to keep getting security patches.

I'm in a similar situation with my work laptop, except I'm running Ubuntu instead of Mac OS.

 

[civ_king]

Meh. I can get Windows 7 for free from the university, so I've been using Windows 7 on my Macbook ever since support was discontinued for OSX 10.4. Didn't feel like paying $160 just to keep getting security patches.

uh why not buy Snow Leopard for $25?

 

[Chairman Meow]

uh why not buy Snow Leopard for $25?

Because the $30 upgrade to OSX 10.6 only upgrades from 10.5. My computer came with 10.4, which means I'd have to buy the 10.5 upgrade ($130 last time I checked), or I'd have to buy the 10.6 non-upgrade version ($170 last time I checked).

 

[civ_king]

Because the $30 upgrade to OSX 10.6 only upgrades from 10.5. My computer came with 10.4, which means I'd have to buy the 10.5 upgrade ($130 last time I checked), or I'd have to buy the 10.6 non-upgrade version ($170 last time I checked).

Actually it will upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard. It will only upgrade the OS, not iLife though