Lightroom 5.0 on Mac - No to 10.6.8

I have a Mac Pro, with 10.6.8 on it. LR 5.0 will not install on it. It apparently requires 10.7 minimum. So an upgrade, even to run the product, is needed. Be aware. I have upgraded another machine and can say that you might find that this upgrade is more expensive than you think, because other software might need to be upgraded to run on the new OS as well.     

Al Bergstein wrote:
other software might need to be upgraded to run on the new OS as well.     
Did you encounter any such software - if so, listing which software would be helpful.
FWIW, I'm sure Adobe wouldn't have dropped support for 10.6.8 if it wasn't going to be a pain to maintain it on that OS version - it's either deemed to be worth the trouble, or it isn't... - they're aware that the more platforms supported, the better...
Rob

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