Updating OS X 10.5.8 to Lion...

If I am running iMac with OS X 10.5.8 with Intel Core 2 Duo (meets requirements for Lion)..  How do I update to new Lion when it is released as I don't have the App Store on OS X 10.5.8?

         Well normally you would be able to skip an os and upgrade. However since Lion is only availablr through the app store, you will need snow leopard to get the app store to purchase Lion!

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