Mountain Lion arrives in Mac App Store

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 04:35 AM

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#2 mostlysimple

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 04:44 AM

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 04:44 AM

Mine is downloading but very slowly...

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 05:18 AM

Well, the App Store confirms that Mountain Lion will not run on my Mac Pro tower. Unfortunately I did not upgrade from Snow Leopard, and now all traces of Lion have vanished. I can't be the only one who still needs Lion. Has Apple said anything about continued availability?

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 05:47 AM

joedoe, on 25 July 2012 - 05:18 AM, said:

You can upgrade directly from Snow Leopard 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion. See Apple's page.

EDIT: Oops, misunderstood your problem. Hmm...

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 05:51 AM

Yep, and out goes Lion. A colleague of mine discovered this morning that even if you previously purchased Lion (10.7) it is completely gone from the MAS. It doesn't show up in your Purchase History, nor in the Hidden Purchases section of your account. And its totally gone from the Mac App Store. If you have a need to re-install Lion, and you didn't hold on to a copy, you are SOL, or you'll have to do an internet restore.

I cannot understand the thinking Apple is doing on this. Why remove something I previously purchased?? What the h-e-l-l Apple!

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 06:27 AM

mostlysimple, on 25 July 2012 - 04:44 AM, said:

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You jump on Apple's servers within the first few hours of Mountain's Lion's availability and expect no problems? Whose fault is that? Any rational person would wait a day or two at least till things even out a bit. I bet we'll soon hear a ton of complaints from these early adopters, many of whom couldn't be bothered, if history is any guide, to prep properly for the upgrade. Talk about irrational exuberance!

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 06:34 AM

joedoe, on 25 July 2012 - 05:18 AM, said:

The thumb drive appears to still be available as of this morning.

http://store.apple.c...roduct/MD256Z/A

I suspect that with Lion having come out a year ago they're thinking that the people who haven't yet upgraded to it but will on their current machines yet are either unwilling or unable to go up to 10.8 aren't numerous.

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 07:15 AM

joedoe, on 25 July 2012 - 05:18 AM, said:

Crud I was holding off as well on my 06 iMac. Thought maybe the price would drop for Lion... Please let me know what you find out.

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 07:26 AM

In the past you've generally been able to get previous versions of the OS by calling Apple directly.

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 10:00 AM

Thanks for the link, bastion. $69 for the thumb drive, though. Ouch.

I didn't upgrade to Lion initially because of incompatibilities (printer drivers and a few apps) and then there was some talk that Mountain Lion would be compatible with my Mac, a late-2007 Mac Pro. I think it was reasonable to hold off given the price drop. Again, I'm sure I'm not the only one! With any luck Apple will restore the App Store download for Lion.

Thanks again.

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 11:18 AM

joedoe, on 25 July 2012 - 10:00 AM, said:

I'm sure you're not the only one, too, but I'm equally sure that you're in a very small minority. (I may not be right, but I am sure.)

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Posted 25 July 2012 - 02:38 PM

For those who still need Lion.

If you're in the App Store app, quit it. Reopen it, then go to your Purchases while holding down the Option key. You'll see Lion there, and can download it.