Getting the Mac App Store. Help
So i have a MacBook Pro and its running 10.5.8. Im trying to upgrade to Lion and i seem to have an isue because i can't download the Mac app store to get it because you need to have had Snow Lepoard now on the apple website it tells you to check out "Snow Leapord" but redirects you to the Lion page.
So my question is how am i suppose to get Lion without being able to get the App Store. Because Appple is tryiing to be Enviromentally friendly with the App store. I don't want to have to buy Snow Leapord and then get Lion. It would simply make no sense for me to do so.
So you see my dilema here can anyone help me.
Thanks again.
You must install Snow Leopard in order to have the Mac App Store installed so you can download and install Lion.
Lion requirements: Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM.
Apple - OS X Lion - Get Lion in July. Only from the Mac App Store.
Apple - Press Info - Mac OS X Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store
Lion does not support PowerPC apps / Rosetta > Lion upgrade questions and answers: Apple Support Communities
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