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Apple's official instructions to upgrade to OS X Lion from OS X Snow Leopard are quite simple and involve only three steps - amounting to little more than 'make sure your Mac can run Lion, make sure you have the latest version of Snow Leopard, and download OS X Lion from the Mac App Store.' Apple's latest version of its operating system has some nice new features and usability tweaks. Upgrading to OS X Lion from Snow Leopard is pretty straightforward and only costs $29.99. Getting Mountain Lion 10.8 Free Upgrade: One more good news for Mac OS users is also that they can get a Mountain Lion Upgrade for completely free of charge on few conditions. Condition is very simple, you must have bought an Mac OS product with Lion or Snow leopard On or After 11th June 2012.
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Apple will be providing a free OS X Lion upgrade to customers who buy a new Mac imaged with Mac OS X Snow Leopard from June 6, 2011 onward. The Lion upgrade will be available via Apple's Mac App Store. Apple highlighted this information in the June 6, 2011 Mac OS X Lion Press Release, the day they officially demonstrated the upcoming Mac operating system.
From the Press Release
'The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lion's official release date to make a request.'
Apple has yet to post specific details about the Lion Up-to-Date program thus, consumers will have to wait for further information on how the upgrade will be handled by Apple. In our view, Apple will have to either clarify or remove the following statement as it implies that users will have to request the upgrade within 30 days even if Apple does not release Lion by July 5, 'Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer.' In fact, it conflicts with the '30 days from Lion's official release' statement that Apple provides later in the program's description.
We believe the latter will apply, customers that have purchased a new Mac with Snow Leopard installed as the base operating system will have 30 days after Lion is released to request the free upgrade.
Check Apple's Lion Up-To-Date Page
Apple has created a dedicated Lion up-to-date page. which will be updated once an official Lion announcement date has been made, this will occur sometime in July.
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In 2009, Apple made a similar offer to new Mac buyers via the Snow Leopard Up-to-Date program - that program offered new Mac buyers an upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) to Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) for $9.95, a cost to cover the shipping and handling fee for the Snow Leopard disc.
The Lion up to date program will avoid direct costs to consumers because the software can be downloaded (4GB in size) directly from Apple via the Mac App Store.
You can read Apple's OS X Lion Press Release here.
'The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lion's official release date to make a request.'
Apple has yet to post specific details about the Lion Up-to-Date program thus, consumers will have to wait for further information on how the upgrade will be handled by Apple. In our view, Apple will have to either clarify or remove the following statement as it implies that users will have to request the upgrade within 30 days even if Apple does not release Lion by July 5, 'Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer.' In fact, it conflicts with the '30 days from Lion's official release' statement that Apple provides later in the program's description.
We believe the latter will apply, customers that have purchased a new Mac with Snow Leopard installed as the base operating system will have 30 days after Lion is released to request the free upgrade.
Check Apple's Lion Up-To-Date Page
Apple has created a dedicated Lion up-to-date page. which will be updated once an official Lion announcement date has been made, this will occur sometime in July.
Prior programs
In 2009, Apple made a similar offer to new Mac buyers via the Snow Leopard Up-to-Date program - that program offered new Mac buyers an upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) to Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) for $9.95, a cost to cover the shipping and handling fee for the Snow Leopard disc.
The Lion up to date program will avoid direct costs to consumers because the software can be downloaded (4GB in size) directly from Apple via the Mac App Store.
You can read Apple's OS X Lion Press Release here.
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During the WWDC 2012 Apple confirmed that those Macs purchased after June 11th, 2012 would be eligible for a free upgrade to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion through their up-to-date program This applies to all Mac models whether it be a new MacBook Pro with Retina display or a MacBook Air. 64 bit apple mobile device support installer.
Recently Apple has updated their website to include more information about the up-to-date program. Essentially it is just a reminder to all of those who have purchased a qualifying Mac computer after June 11th so that they can come back to the up-to-date program page when Apple releases Mountain Lion.
At this time it is expected Apple will release OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on July 25th, 2012. This is a day after Apple’s scheduled Q2 Earnings Call. When the time comes that Mountain Lion is released make sure to visit Apple’s up-to-date program page within 30 days to receive your copy of Mountain Lion for free.
Have you purchased a Mac computer that is eligible for a free upgrade to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion? Share your responses in the comments section below.