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Mac OS 10.7 Lion - Wishlist

If OSX Lion 10.7 launch before Christmas.

I just recently bought this MacBook Pro.

Has Apple ever offer special pricing for those who just bought their new Apple computer from the last 2-3 months purchase date for the release date of OSX Lion 10.7?


11 Possibilities for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion – the name is still pure speculation, but based on the Lion face peaking out from behind the logo, this is somewhat obvious. Plus, it has a better ring to it than Mac OS X Ceiling Cat.
  • iChat + FaceTime – this is a no brainer update, since you can now use FaceTime on an iPod touch via email addresses to initiate a FaceTime call, it’s inevitable it will come to Mac OS X
  • Mac App Store – with the success of the iOS App Store, why not bring one to Mac OS X apps? It would be a mistake to make the App Store the only way to install apps on a Mac, but having a central shopping and download location for all Mac software would be a big hit.
  • Stronger Multi-Touch Integration – Between the Magic Trackpad and Apple’s wild success with the touch based iOS, we’ll likely get stronger multi-touch support in upcoming versions of Mac OS X. Whether or not this is full on iOS integration, who knows – but probably not yet.
  • iOS replaces Dashboard – Dashboard is fun to check your local weather, but beyond that it doesn’t get a lot of use. Apple already filed for patents to incorporate iOS into Mac OS X in an iMac Touch, and replacing Dashboard with an iOS layer makes a lot of sense. It’s likely inevitable, but will we see it in the next version of Mac OS X?
  • Cloud Support – whether this is storing media in the cloud, syncing data between your Mac and iOS device from anywhere, the aforementioned Mac App Store, or something entirely different, who knows. Based on the job listing posted earlier in the year about a ‘revolutionary feature’ though, Apple is almost certainly looking at incorporating cloud computing and storage into an upcoming Mac OS X version. Will it be in 10.7? Who knows.
  • Updated Finder – perhaps we’ll see tabbed Finder windows, icons built for high resolution (retina for Mac?) displays, automatic file tagging and sorting, and other advanced file management features.
  • Updated Dock – the Dock is a great feature of Mac OS X but it could use improvement, with things like Stacks Fan view becoming scrollable, and maybe better window management and previews.
  • New GUI – we’ll likely see an updated (or at least unified) GUI, to what extent it will be different is anyones guess. My assumption is that it will be refinements but we’ll be keeping close to the existing Mac OS X interface
  • Real NTFS Support – Yes, Snow Leopard can mount NTFS volumes with read/write support but it’s not enabled by default and not officially supported. Because of this, NTFS support in Mac OS X is relegated to third party developers and the open source community. True native NTFS read and write support is essential to Mac OS X behaving well in a Windows world, so this is pretty likely feature.
  • Advanced AirPlay Support – AirPlay looks to have a very promising future for all of Apple’s products, it would make a lot of sense for stronger AirPlay support to exist in Mac OS X. Why limit the protocol to music and video? Why not let your Mac applications export to things like a projector, TV, or iOS device via AirPlay too
 
Yes, but I don't know if they would offer it for a purchase this far out (if December is your target release month).

I doubt it'll be more than $79 anyway........ Snow Leopard was $29, BTW.
 
Hopefully

There are many rumors that the new version of OS X will not be compatible with current computers. It will be released early next year and only be available as pre-installed on all the new redesigns (macbook/pro, iMac). :(
 
juicedropsdeuce said:
There are many rumors that the new version of OS X will not be compatible with current computers. It will be released early next year and only be available as pre-installed on all the new redesigns (macbook/pro, iMac). :(
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I've heard those rumors, but I just don't see that happening. Doesn't make much business sense.

But anything is possible.....
 
juicedropsdeuce said:
There are many rumors that the new version of OS X will not be compatible with current computers. It will be released early next year and only be available as pre-installed on all the new redesigns (macbook/pro, iMac). :(
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only thing I've heard is that it might only work on a 64-but EFI, since Apple's obviously working towards a completely 64-bit OS...but just about everything Apple's released since 2007 has 64-bit EFI anyway..
 
I would be very surprised if we saw an actual release before October, Apple needs to give developers time to test their programs with betas, and for 10.4,10.5, and 10.6 that has taken about a year from when they were first released. So We will possibly see a beta go out to developers immediately after the event, but we may not see a final release until October of next year.

But to answer your question about upgrade pricing Apple usually will give cheaper pricing or possibly a free copy to people who bought their computers close to the actual release date. I think it's usually just a month before though.
 
If they preview it next week, we will have it in around a year from then.

No worries, it will work on every 64-bit capable Mac.
 
mrkramer said:
But to answer your question about upgrade pricing Apple usually will give cheaper pricing or possibly a free copy to people who bought their computers close to the actual release date. I think it's usually just a month before though.
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Apple usually gives a free update (plus postage) to those who buy their computers after the release date of the new OS has been announced, which is usually only a few weeks before it goes on sale.
 
Don't hold your breath on seeing 10.7 out and available before Christmas. Apple needs to give it too developers so they have time to properly update their apps, or least ensure they're compatible with 10.7. That hasn't happened and next week's event is only to to a preview to which apple will then after a period of time provide the beta to ADC members.
 
i highly doubt it will be available for purchase before christmas.

i would hope to see a preview of it at their event along side a new MBP :O
 
Christmas? Surely you jest.

Next week they start dangling carrots.
Developer beta at WWDC in June.
Release next October.
 
AdamRock said:
i highly doubt it will be available for purchase before christmas.

i would hoe to see a preview of it at their event along side a new MBP :O
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Agree that Christmas seem to be an aggressive timetable. New MBP? Very, very wishful thinking. I would think that Lion or whatever it's called would be a transition like Tiger>Leopard>Snow Leopard for any of the recent Mac laptops running those OSs.
 
I bought my MBP in late 2007, with 10.4 "Tiger" pre-installed.

This was just before Leopard was announced.

I was though able to get a Leopard DVD for the princely-postage of £6 (GBP) about three weeks later though. :D
 
I hoping the Back to the Mac slogan isn't just for the announcement of the next version of an operating system but a general return to paying attention to desktop computers. It would be great to see a Mac for the home with some internal expandability built to a size between the mini and the Pro.
 
There is no way that 10.7 will not be compatible with current machines. The only computers that it might not work on are Macs that don't support 64 bit CPU/EFI. I would guess the first gen Intel Macs that use the Duo Core chips would be out since they do not support 64 bit. I'm not sure about the other older Intel Macs. However, anything in the last 3 years should be fine.

I wish we would see it soon but I agree we are looking at a year or so for release. There are many alpha and beta releases to be released before we'll see a gold version.

-P
 
Another vote for resolution independence. It's a serious omission.

I also don't like applications grabbing focus. You'll know this if you are typing a document when a background application pops up some notification and suddenly you are typing into that. :mad: Microsoft fixed this years ago by having an app's focus request flash it's Taskbar icon instead of changing focus.

Nothing radical that breaks existing applications or ends up requiring upgrading every system to 10.7 to get decent operation. It's too expensive in time and money for me to have to upgrade every system I maintain.
 
G4er? said:
I hoping the Back to the Mac slogan isn't just for the announcement of the next version of an operating system but a general return to paying attention to desktop computers. It would be great to see a Mac for the home with some internal expandability built to a size between the mini and the Pro.
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People have been clamoring for a mini-tower Mac for years. It just doesn't seem to be enough people! Apple is a trend seeking company and desktop computer sales are falling. The emphasis will always be on mobile devices.
 
now the snow leopard price was special don't count on 10.7 being that low. but there is no way it will be out before next summer.
 
  1. Lion will not be released before Christmas
  2. It will be at least $129 when it is released
  3. It will work on current Macs

You can take that to the bank.
 
fcortese said:
Agree that Christmas seem to be an aggressive timetable. New MBP? Very, very wishful thinking. I would think that Lion or whatever it's called would be a transition like Tiger>Leopard>Snow Leopard for any of the recent Mac laptops running those OSs.
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lol i just want any kind of update for the mbp even if its 00.01ghz diffrence XD

also i noticed you also have the T1i, which lens do you use??
 
netdog said:
  1. Lion will not be released before Christmas
  2. It will be at least $129 when it is released
  3. It will work on current Macs

You can take that to the bank.
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I would say all your points are safe bets. I don't think the OS will run more than $129 (except in "box set/family pack" form). However, seeing as how Snow Leopard was a under the hood upgrade, I do see "Lion" (if so named) being a full new OS (UI/performance rework) and thus justifying the $129 price tag common to Apple for such a release.

Disclaimer: Of course no one but Apple knows these things conclusively at this point though...
 
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