How is it possible that one of the most anticipated operating systems is being sold for $30 when in years past, this grand of an upgrade would cost us $130?
The arrival of Apple OS X Lion couldn’t have came sooner for Mac admirers around the world, but this release was noticeably different than previous versions of Mac OS X. Past releases usually consisted of vexing trips to the Apple store that were plagued with a lot of stressful waiting. With Lion, they introduced a contemporary way to access the upgrade–simply downloading the 3.5GB of perfection straight from the Mac App Store.
This download places an ‘Install Lion’ app in to your dock and to begin you double click it. The only hindrance is that you must be running Snow Leopard because its required to access the Mac App store to download Lion (if you have a relatively slow internet connection, I suggest you take your Mac to the Apple store and allow them to help you purchase and install Lion for you). There are also plans to release OS X Lion on a USB stick, which is a lofty alternative to the Mac App Store download.
In case you have yet to be convinced that this is currently one of the greatest $30 purchases you can make right now, Apple has made it possible to use the Lion installer on all of the Macs in your home while still paying only $30. This requires you to copy the installation app onto other computers before installing because the app destructs after use. Apple yet again, proves to be generous and accommodating by allowing the Lion download license to cover the entire collection of Mac’s in your home.
For the past four years, Apple has been refining and improving but what is even more commendable are their discoveries and improvements made with iOS, Apples mobile operating system. Apple’s popularity has sky rocketed since then and OS X Lion combines everything they have discovered and changed about their business since Snow Leopard. Apple has succeeded at making Lion exceptional and satisfying for novice Mac users and qualified Mac professionals.
What we really want to know is, how different can Lion be from Snow Leopard? It was nearly perfect the first time, how can they improve it even more than they already have? Some of its features will look somewhat familiar if you’ve been using an iPhone or ipad (if that doesn’t pertain to you, stop what you’re doing and seriously consider saving up for the iPhone 5).
WHATS NEW?
Gesturing and Scrolling
Full Screen Apps
Mission Control (Improved Exposé-style view)
Launchpad (Looks similar to the app home screen on the iPhone or iPad)
The Finder
Auto Save and Versions (Protects your work and retrieves previous versions of a document)
Resume (Opening apps and they resume where you left them)
Changes within the apps Apple includes on your Mac
AirDrop (quickly transfer files to a near by Mac using the Wi-Fi connection)
Heightened Security
Apple IDs
Screen Sharing
Resize a window on any side
After eight major releases of Apple’s operating systems, they are still contending for perfect reviews and will always have room to grow. Their diligence at working out bugs in the new systems is commendable and if you’re not in a hurry to purchase Lion, you can wait a few months before purchasing it to ensure that the glitches have been worked out. Be sure to read reviews on the update to get a better understanding of what current users like and dislike about it. Except any dissatisfaction towards the product as a whole would be hard to believe.
Viva la Apple!
(Editor’s Note: #TeamAndroid)