He'd be able to check if it is for sure, by going to about this mac, in the apple menu. On Jun 22, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote:
> > I think it is. He got it in two thousand seven. > On Jun 22, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: > >> >> so long as his mac is an intel Mac, he should be able to upgrade. >> On Jun 22, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Chantel Cuddemi wrote: >> >>> >>> Hey!!! Good to know!!!! I will have to tell my friend who has Tiger >>> that he can upgrade to snow lepard!! >>> On Jun 22, 2009, at 10:14 AM, Brandon Misch wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> speaking of snow leopard, i heard from apple that if anyone has >>>> tiger >>>> still and they want to upgrade to snow leopard, they can directly >>>> without needing leopard first. >>>> >>>> On Jun 18, 2009, at 6:37 PM, Scott Bresnahan wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I bet it may just be the full install disk of Snow Leopard when >>>>> you >>>>> buy the upgrade. What you are forgetting is that this is an Intel >>>>> only version of the OS, so the number of Intel only Macs that >>>>> shipped >>>>> with Tiger compared to Leopard is relatively small. Not to >>>>> mention >>>>> those owners who already upgraded to Leopard reduce that number >>>>> even >>>>> more. I'm just speculating, but most people who have a mac that >>>>> can >>>>> run Snow Leopard, already have Leopard by definition. >>>>> >>>>> Time will tell. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --Scott >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> At 6:00 PM -0400 6/18/09, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>> When I purchased my copy of Leopard, it was a full copy and didn't >>>>> care if I had Tiger installed. I think this version is going to be >>>>> significant enough that an upgrade disk would be quite a surprise. >>>>> It >>>>> is in many ways a different os, if you will. >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 18, 2009, at 3:41 PM, Brent Harding wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I suppose then from now out every time you reinstall, you will >>>>> need >>>>> both disks. I wonder what happens whenever the next one comes out, >>>>> install leopard, then Snow Leopard, then whatever? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: <mailto:cblo...@aol.com>Chris Blouch >>>>> To: >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:11 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: Pricing on Snow Leopard >>>>> >>>>> In the past there have been upgrade CDs that check for an existing >>>>> installation on the hard drive. I suspect they will do something >>>>> like >>>>> that. >>>>> >>>>> CB >>>>> >>>>> Sean Tikkun wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The 'low price' really isn't that low. iWork is $40, iLife is $40 >>>>> and >>>>> the last couple upgrades have been $80 I think. Just shows that >>>>> in >>>>> truth Apple products are very affordable! Sure you can buy a PC >>>>> for >>>>> $600, but you Office is going to cost you enough to balance out >>>>> the >>>>> difference of a mac! They are a hardware company, not a software >>>>> company. I expect it will be a full upgrade disc. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:40 PM, Dan Eickmeier wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Good questions Kevin, haven't really heard anything as of yet. >>>>> With >>>>> such a low price, i'd think it'd just be an upgrade disc, but not >>>>> sure. Hard to say. >>>>> On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:48 PM, Kevin Reeves wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So how are they doing this? Is this gonna be an update pushed to >>>>> the >>>>> leopard >>>>> machines after a purchase is made, or do you go to an apple store >>>>> and show >>>>> proof of purchase and get a retail copy. If you get a disk, will >>>>> it >>>>> be a >>>>> full install, or just an upgrade disk, whereby you need leopard >>>>> first, much >>>>> like the windows disks. Just some random questions. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [<mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> ] >>>>> On Behalf Of Brandon Misch >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:42 PM >>>>> To: >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: Pricing on Snow Leopard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> well, i'm sure the intel machines that use tiger will use leopard. >>>>> only power pc macs won't work. >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Brent Harding wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Wow, I like that they do the honor system with this. I hope people >>>>> don't start abusing it and buying it for Tiger machines, but most >>>>> of >>>>> the stuff running Tiger probably won't support it anyways. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Scott Howell" <mailto:s.how...@verizon.net><s.how...@verizon.net >>>>>> >>>>> To: >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com><macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:08 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Pricing on Snow Leopard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You should contact Apple and register the machine with them. I may >>>>> be >>>>> wrong on this since I have not purchased a machine in this way, >>>>> but >>>>> when you install the OS, you register and that info is updated. >>>>> You >>>>> could call Apple Care at (1-800) 275-2273 and see if you can >>>>> register >>>>> it in your name. Either way, I don't think it will make any >>>>> difference. Either way, I would not be concerned about this >>>>> because >>>>> of course once you get your copy of Snow Leopard, you would be >>>>> registering it in your name and there is as far as I can recall no >>>>> proof of purchase required when purchasing the upgrade. >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 15, 2009, at 9:27 PM, Brent Harding wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Oh, I thought I heard that it gets to be a problem with ones sold >>>>> on >>>>> Ebay because the machine itself might be registered in someone >>>>> else's name. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> --Scott >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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