Neowin recently reported that it looked as if the next version of OS X, dubbed Snow Leopard, would arrive to customers on August 28th. Apple today updated its online store to reflect this leaked date and it is now officially confirmed.You can head to Apple's site right now and place an order for the new operating system for $29.00 with free shipping.
"Upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard with Snow Leopard, a simpler, more powerful, and more refined version of Mac OS X. It delivers a wide range of enhancements, next-generation technologies, out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server, and new accessibility features. It's the world's most advanced operating system, finely tuned from installation to shutdown"
Can you do a fresh install?
Can you do a fresh install?
It does not look like there is a 'non upgrade' version of Snow Leopard. Or Apple is calling it the 'upgrade version' and there is no form of check for a previous version.
Can you do a fresh install?
It does not look like there is a 'non upgrade' version of Snow Leopard. Or Apple is calling it the 'upgrade version' and there is no form of check for a previous version.
Not true. A non-upgrade version of Snow Leopard will be available in the Mac Box Set which comes with iLife and iWork. You get the whole shebang for $170.
You have to take VAT - or the lack thereof in the US - into account...
Where did you get 11% from, tax where I live is 6.5%...highest I had seen was 10% and that was in Chicago
Sometimes I dislike my country, but hey, we got universal healthcare and cheap broadband!
*dutifully clicks to order* (again, this is everyday price boosts for technology in general here)
Hey, that's what I want in the United States, I love the European model system of health care for us.
Back to topic: $29 dollars is a steal man, but I will wait until 10.6.5. My system with Leopard is pretty stable and I really don't want to be bothered with bugs like any new OS.
UK price (excluding VAT) is $34.78 (GBP24.74*1.6), so it is at the moment $5 more expensive.
But you have to take into account that GPB USD parity flactuates, but UK prices remain the same. Even if the parity goes down to 1.3 as it did last March, UK prices won't change.
But as Long a the OS is good then I'll live woth the box
I really like, it's beautiful picture.
hhhhh , in what sense ??
hhhhh , in what sense ??
So advanced that I have had in for a year and still don't know how to make a shortcut on my desktop.
hhhhh , in what sense ??
So advanced that I have had in for a year and still don't know how to make a shortcut on my desktop.
I hope that's a joke
hhhhh , in what sense ??
So advanced that I have had in for a year and still don't know how to make a shortcut on my desktop.
I hope that's a joke
No joke.
hhhhh , in what sense ??
So advanced that I have had in for a year and still don't know how to make a shortcut on my desktop.
I hope that's a joke
No joke.
Eek! Right click -> make alias, put the alias wherever you want. Alias is just OSX slang for shortcut -- Apple+L is the shortcut (and it's available in the file menu).
hhhhh , in what sense ??
So advanced that I have had in for a year and still don't know how to make a shortcut on my desktop.
Umm... That's a user problem, not an OS problem...
hhhhh , in what sense ??
So advanced that I have had in for a year and still don't know how to make a shortcut on my desktop.
Umm... That's a user problem, not an OS problem...
That's not a user problem..it means Mac is not sooo easy to use...
It's a user problem if they can't do a simple right click command (just as it is in windows in fact), or simply RTFM.
Is he just supposed to think about a shortcut, and it will appear? We're not that far yet...
Not exactly. They use a new way of compressing system files and whatnot. The Universal Binary only accounts for an extremely small part of the entire application package size.
Windows 7 cost me £44 but I was lucky to get it at that price its now difficult to get it below £75 in the UK (These are obviously pre-order prices as it's not out yet). So I'm pretty happy to get Snow Leopard for £25 inc Shipping and VAT as Snow is to Leopard as 7 is to Vista. Very little new features, but nice UI tweaks and a huge push for higher stability and performance.
$39 AUD! Nice!
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