How to have lion when you ve just bought a mac

I have just got a macbook pro yesterday and I know that I will have lion today with a key. So I have received an email from apple which says that there are some tasks to open or something like that but I just can't open it. Help please.

You have a key to OS X Lion, but it hasn't been released yet.
My advice is, despite how much you want Lion, is to wait a month or so before you install it.
If your new to Mac's have someone help you and wait even longer, like several months.
There are all sorts of problems that were never anticipated or pop up with a new operating system release, third party devices and software require updates, old install disks don't work and all sorts of thngs.
Snow Leopard is rock solid and reliable, stick with that for now if you all can help it.

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