OS X Lion Will Be Downloadable Through The Mac App Store

Apple Insider says that not only will OS X Lion be downloadable through the Mac App Store, it will be their main focus for distribution of the new operating system (the purported screenshot above supports that claim).

The disc version will still be available by all accounts, so traditionalists need not panic. But what happens if you download through the app store and want to reformat? Do you have to do two OS installs to get Lion running? [Apple Insider]

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    Normandy

    Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    you better be able to still buy a DVD copy

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      Dave

      Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 9:32 AM

      The article does clearly say that you will be able to get a DVD version.

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    Normandy

    Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    I know the article does, doesn’t always mean it will with apple

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      nozlaf

      Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 2:58 PM

      Apple dont write the articles

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    TSH

    Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    I’m hoping that you can burn your own copy of Lion after you download it from the OSX App Store, for the purpose of reformatting. It’s not as though piracy will be affected as it’s really the activation keys that make the difference.

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    Greg

    Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Wow, electronic distribution? Welcome to 2002.

    But this is from Apple, it therefore must be MAGICAL and REVOLUTIONARY.

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