Backdate from Mavericks to Lion?

I made the mistake of upgrading from Lion to Mavericks on my 2011 MacBook Pro. I want to restore my OS back to Lion since Mavericks is incredibly flawed & causes problems with performace & screws up syncing my brand new iPhone 5c. Is this at all possible? After the OS change, I cannot use internest restore with Lion, its only giving me the Mavericks option which I do not want or need at all since the people at Apple Inc are refusing to fix problems & issues. Personally, since Steve Jobs passed before his time, Apple Inc has followed Bill Gates' & Microsoft's failed business model & are screwing their customers who paid top dollar for top equipment.

FreeBird74205,
if there were no grey installation DVDs in your box, then either you did not receive everything that you should have, or you have a Late 2011 (or newer) model. If you have an Early 2011 model, you are going to need to purchase a replacement pair of grey installation DVDs for your specific model from either Apple or iFixit to be able to get back to Lion. If you have a Late 2011 (or newer) model, then you could use OS X Internet Recovery to reïnstall your original version of OS X, which in the case of the Late 2011 model was Lion. If you have an Early 2011 (or older) model, then you will need to use the grey Mac OS X Install DVD as a stepping stone to get back to Lion; if you’ve already paid for Lion from the Mac App Store, then you will be able to redownload it gratis.
Apple has never been perfect; you need only check to see how many discussions have been posted here before Jobs’ death to perceive that. Apple’s support policies have not changed since Jobs’ death: if your machine is under warranty or you have an AppleCare plan, you receive (essentially prepaid) support; if it is out of warranty or no longer covered by an AppleCare plan, you can receive support by paying for it. If you are no longer satisified with Apple’s products and policies, there is nothing stopping you from selling your Apple products and eschewing future purchases from them to demonstrate your dissatisfaction with them.

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