justin asks:
I have a latest version of OS X Lepord installed on my Mac (10.5), but I haven’t upgraded to Snow Leopard.
Now I would like to buy OS X Lion. Is it possible to update directly from Leopard to Lion or do I first need to have Snow Leopard to update to Lion?
10 Answers -
Mike
June 7, 2011As it was stated in the recent WWDC Keynote you need at least Snow Leopard.
For now Lion will be distributed solely via the Mac App Store which was introduced with the Mac OS X 10.6.6 update.
Justin9
June 7, 2011it would be a ripoff to buy snow lepord now to upgrade to LION.
Jamison Wiggins
June 7, 2011Same question.
Kamal
June 8, 2011There is nothing you guys have to do to install LION just download from App store the apps will do all itself as simple as this.
i don’t think you understand, the question was, is there a way to double upgrade – straight to lion as a pose to BUYING snow leopard to be able to use the app store for the apps to do it all themselves… read stuff first man.
if you knew anything about apple and it’s previous operating systems, other than snow leopard, then you’d know that LEOPARD doesn’t have the app store thus fucking us all over when deciding to upgrade…
thanks for the very intelligent input though.
August 30, 2011What if you download the app store via itunes then buy lion…
May 1, 2012bit late here Rick, but you cannot install the app store on LEOPARD it is a release in the osx for SNOW LEOPARD and above… fixed the issue anyway.
May 2, 2012Angela Alcorn
June 9, 2011Lion can only be purchased through the App Store, and the App Store can only be run using Snow Leopard. So, they’ve made it essential for users to be running Snow Leopard before using Lion.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/apples-mac-osx-lion-news/
http://www.apple.com/macosx/how-to-buy/
Maybe in the future they’ll also sell an installation disc, but at this stage all reports say the upgrade is done via Snow Leopard.
Justin9
June 13, 2011Wooow so Apple expects me to upgrade to Snow leport now at the verge of the release of LION just to install LION OSX – a total ripoff and i would have to pay $60 for this.
IS this how Apple is showing the increase in Sales, Turnover and Profits – just because they have loyal customers.
As much as I agree, LION is only 30 bucks. Expensive, though not as expensive as other osx upgrades.
June 13, 2011Nobody seems to actually READ these posts! It’s $60.00 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ORDER SNOW LEOPARD FIRST, and THEN ORDER LION AFTER. So just to upgrade to lion we have to pay $60.00
April 11, 2012Presumably though, this is the last time users will need to upgrade before upgrading. In the future, with everyone using Snow Leopard or something above, it will be possible to upgrade via the App Store and potentially skip an upgrade in the process.
At least, we hope so.
June 14, 2011Then go buy Windows 7 for $300 if you find Apple products expensive
July 4, 2011I get win 7 for free – students edition msdn.
July 20, 2011chamnap lim
June 13, 2011What if I use Mac that runs on Snow Leopard to download Lion and copy it to flash drive and install it on Leopard machines?
Heh, that might work you know. Let us know if you try it.
June 14, 2011You can install it to 5 Authorized mac.
July 4, 2011So yes if you download it you can install it to another 4 Macs
Justin9
June 13, 2011you mean to save the .dmg file from a mac which is running on snow lepord and use the dmg file to run on a mac with lepord.
does this work. ……?
Macode
June 17, 2011Perhaps to avoid paying 90 dollars for the dual upgrade (and an OS that you wont need) you could torrent Snow Leopard then install from there. Or, perhaps a cracked version of Lion will end up on the web and you could do a straight upgrade! Hopefully Lion doesn’t rely on framework native to Snow Leopard.
Hvh09
July 20, 2011For this relatively small amount of money I would not rely on a cracked version. The OS X is the ‘motor’ your Mac runs on.