Upgrade imac with tiger to lion,it's possible?How? I have a intel core 2 duo imac...thanks

Upgrade imac with tiger to lion,it's possible?How? I have a intel core 2 duo imac...thanks

Where did it say that? If your computer meets the requirements you can install Snow Leopard and then install Lion via the Mac App store. They both cost $30
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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A
Lion
Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
2GB of memory
OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
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