Multi-seat Leopard to Lion upgrade... thanks a lot Apple!

So, if I understand Apple's stance that Lion will only be available through the Mac App Store, and that the Mac App Store is only available on the latest version of Snow Leopard, then my job to upgrade my company's 10 Macs has just become a nightmare!
On EACH Mac, I must:
upgrade to Snow Leopard (about 30 mins?)
download and patch to latest Snow Leopard (another 30 mins?)
download Lion (4gb... on our broadband, that's about 4 hours)
run install (guessing another 30 mins again?)
So, you're seriously telling me that I will have to spend 5.5 hours upgrading EACH Mac individually? That's 55 HOURS!
Unless it's possible to copy the Lion installer, in which case the job becomes a little less onerous... except that Apple's business licensing for the Mac Store says that you can only install on the one Mac, and not all of your Macs like a home licence... so I'm guessing that I will have to download for each Mac.
ABSOLUTE BLEEDIN’ NIGHTMARE!
THIS IS A JOKE! Come on Apple - you HAVE to release the Lion installer on DVD!

The other thing is, anybody running an organization who decides to update their operating system the day it is released should be advised of known truths of releases:
1. They almost always are not compatible with every mission critical software, unless they just happened to pick every software that has been keeping up with Apple day to day.
2. A clone backup of their system is a must prior to any update.  No telling if hardware or software issues might be lurking in the depths of the system that would surface upon an update.
3. Nobody said you can't do a network install once downloaded to one system, as long as certain licensing terms have been paid for and agreed to.
Wait until the July release before jumping to conclusions.

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    You need to *call* Apple at 1-800-MY-APPLE, as Ralph already said.
    But "since one week" sounds like a direct translation of French "il y a".  You should call your local country's Apple suuport and ask.
    Here is Amazon, from a "snow leopard buy" Google search: http://www.amazon.com/Mac-version-10-6-3-Snow-Leopard/dp/B001AMHWP8

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    I have a macbook that the O.S. is 10.5.8 and I cannot update it or buy Snow leopard or Lion upgrades..any suggestions

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    Super confused! So I have a MacBook with Leopard and I understand I need to upgrade to Snow Leopard and THEN Lion. People have mentioned this new USB stick but that looks confusing and again looks like I can't use it to upgrade.
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    My brand new macbook pro (bought september 2011) came with snow leopard installed. Am I really expected to buy a Lion upgrade for a brand new product?

    Not required.
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  • Thanks a lot Apple - Try actually testing your software next time.

    I upgraded to v7.0 today.
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    No, you shouldn't. But things happen. With everything. Including iPods. Like I mentioned earlier, this issue happened to me also. Its not overly complex to reformat an iPod. Also, I wouldn't be so quick to say that 7.0 caused the problem, but possibly exposed one that you already had?
    How can any company test for every possibly configuration that everyone has on their machines. As far as updates go, I think Apple has done an excellent job in the past few years. Has everything been perfect? No. Should we expect them to be? Sure. But nothing ever is.
    And lastly, as this is a support discussion board, what other kind of posts were you expecting to see here?
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  • Is there a multi-user sales of Lion upgrade in Appstore?

    You could by a family package of 5 at a discount for past OS systems like Leopard.  Is that available for Lion, from appstore or other spot?
    Jim....

    duh... I thought they would restrict per computer, but this make me since I was a bit at the cost of all the other software upgrades on my 5 macs.  Thanks!

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    Run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
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    I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion on my Macbook Pro using my old Apple ID. Now I have a new Apple ID and want to transfer my purchase. Is this possible, and if so, how?

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  • Thanks a lot Apple...

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    Well yes, may be you are right, I guess this is a serious problem. I am just afraid that taking it to the service will cost much more then the macbook is worth, and I guess that Apple does not care that it happend when I made the upgrade to mountain lion, at leased I could claim the money back for the mountain lion purchase
    Thanks a lot for you help.

  • How do you tell if your running leopard or lion?

    How can you tell if your running snow Leopard or Lion?

    go to the "apple logo" at the top left
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