Huh, they surely have no idea what they are talking about. On Aug 27, 2009, at 8:43 AM, a radix wrote:
> > Hello, i was in the apple store today to buy a sleeve for my mbp, > they told > me i had to upgrade my existing mac os x installation to 10.6 if i > got the > cd, and that it would be an upgrade not a full install, so basically > that i > could not wipe my whole hd and then install 10.6 > Greetings, Anouk, > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "william lomas" <lomaswill...@googlemail.com> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > the blind" <disc...@macvisionaries.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:43 PM > Subject: good news > > > > hi > > found this in an article > > However, in contrast to Microsoft - which offers a confusing array > of full and upgrade versions of Windows, all of them requiring that > users enter a unique serial number in order to prove they’re not > pirates - Apple continues to rely on the honor system for Mac OS X. > Not only does Snow Leopard not require the entry of any serial > numbers, but the standard version of Snow Leopard is a bootable “full > install” disc that doesn’t actually check for the presence of Leopard > in order to install. This also means that if, at a later time, you > want to wipe your hard drive and reinstall Snow Leopard, you won’t > have to first install Leopard and then run a separate Snow Leopard > upgrade on top of it. (That sound you hear is a thousand IT managers > sighing with relief.) > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
