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In my case that is a Snow Leopard disk (my MBP came with Leopard). So I have to install Snow Leopard, download and update to 10.6.7(?), and then download Lion?
by natesm 15y ago
In my case that is a Snow Leopard disk (my MBP came with Leopard).
So I have to install Snow Leopard, download and update to 10.6.7(?), and then download Lion?
That's a pretty horrible user experience.
- sledmonkey 15y agoDevils advocate, is it much more of a step then downloading all the other software updates that have been released since you acquired your disc?
- varikin 15y agoIt is an ugly step when you have to go through 3 or 4 updates in row that require reboots.
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- msbarnett 15y agoHave you actually updated an OS X install before, or are you just basing it on the crazy Windows update experience? Apple distributes combo updates that will take you straight from a base 10.6 install to 10.6.7. You don't play the goofy multiple-version update game.
- varikin 15y agoThe occasional security release breaks that. I have had to install updates, and then it found more after a reboot. Though I haven't done that on a base 10.6 to current.
- Steko 15y agoPretty horrible experience for a tiny minority and a great experience for the majority. Sounds like Apple. I'm sure Macs without floppy drives were a terrible experience for people that relied on floppies.
- recoiledsnake 15y ago>Pretty horrible experience for a tiny minority and a great experience for the majority. Sounds like Apple. How will having a shipped disk as an option ruin the experience of the majority? You analogy is flawed because floppy drives take up space and cost.
- Steko 15y agoSorta like "how will having a model with a floppy as an option ruin the experience of the majority?" Nic Cage's hair is a bird, my analogy was flawed. Maybe they will have a disk or other back up option, who knows but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't.
- garyrichardson 15y agoOr just restore your time machine backup. I've done that across several macs for hard drives/dead boards/etc, as well as just straight upgrades. I'm still running on my original Tiger install from 2005 or 2006 (whenever it came out). It's been upgraded along the way.