Apple to Release Lion on USB in August
Lion is coming to a USB stick near you.
Apple this week launched the newest version of its OS X operating system, Lion. The software debuted in Apple's Mac App Store and has already racked up a million downloads. However, downloading is not your only option; Apple is also releasing the new iteration of its OS on USB stick next month.
Costing $69, it's a full $40 more than the $29 users are paying for the download. Why is Apple selling the OS on USB and charging more than double the price? We can't say for sure, but we're betting it's got something to do with the fact that OS X Lion is a rather hefty download (almost 4GB) and not everyone has the speed or bandwidth to download it. Still, that doesn't completely excuse charging so much extra (Apple does need to cover costs for materials, shipping, handling, etc., but it can't be that much). Considering the month between digital and USB release, it would seem Apple is doing its best to push people towards the Mac App Store.
If you've got slow internet or a cap on your bandwidth and can't afford to fork out $70 (or don't want to) for OS X Lion, you can always lug your computer down to the local Apple Store and use its internet for your digital download.
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come on already, almost everyone can grap 4gb even on capped internet connections and there is so many free hotspots where you can grap wifi, download there with your laptop/phone/whatever, throw it on your mac at home (desktop) and that's it.
come on already, almost everyone can grap 4gb even on capped internet connections and there is so many free hotspots where you can grap wifi, download there with your laptop/phone/whatever, throw it on your mac at home (desktop) and that's it.
Wait. You actually think it's okay to use the WiFi of your local library or restaurant to download vast amount of data for personal data? If there were more people like you, the number of free hotspots would drop faster than the number of brain cells in an alcoholic's brain.
I'd like to see the USB edition include a new EULA allowing installation on ANY computer. They can charge $150 for that if they'd like!
Yes, when it is free, then I see nothing wrong about it, use the one at McDonalds and in the trains whenever I can for whatever I need when I am in them, even though I got a 30/30mbit fiber at home, so if I want streaming news when on the train, then I do that, since thats why we have free hotspots those places.
Wait. You actually think it's okay to use the WiFi of your local library or restaurant to download vast amount of data for personal data? If there were more people like you, the number of free hotspots would drop faster than the number of brain cells in an alcoholic's brain.