Will Mountain Lion be free if I upgrade to Lion now?

I wanted to download iBook Author. But it forces me to upgrade to Lion. If I update now, will I get the next OS i.e Mountain Lion for free, in view of the near release of Mountain Lion?

We don't know what the price for ML will be, but it won't likely be free. Apple only provided free upgrades when you purchased a new computer right after the new OS was released.

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I have snow leopard, 10.6.8 on my mac pro. would it make sense to wait for mountain lion in the summer vice upgrading to Lion then mountaion lion?

i have snow leopard, 10.6.8 on my mac pro. would it make sense to wait for mountain lion in the summer vice upgrading to Lion then mountaion lion?

Nobody can tell you that. We don't yet know what the pricing will be or what kind of compatibility issues may arise. If you don't need anything in Lion right now, you can certainly wait, and if you do find the features of Lion compelling, there's no reason to wait for 6 months. Buy what you need when you need it, and don't worry so much about what's ahead... there's always something new coming soon!

Will Quicken designed for Tiger or later upgraded to Lion run on Leopard?

There is now a 2007 QUICKEN (Tiger or later) upgrade for Lion. Will the upgrade run on my OS 10.6.8???

It should if you upgrade to 10.6.8 if your profile is correct, as it says you are running 10.6.5
Run this update:
ttp://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399
Then run software update, as there will most likely be a few more. Run them one at a time.
As with updates, always do a back up before, in case some thing goes wrong. I suggest using an ethernet connection if available, as it is faster and much more less peone to corruption than wireless.
Hope this helps

Mountain Lion OSX slow response after upgrade from Lion

I have issues now to open Microsift Outlook Mail application as it is very slow in opening and all this is after install OSX ML only, frustrating time again

Nilhan, I believe I found my problem which affected two machines running ML 10.8. I found two Outlook preferences files - identical but for date - that I believe were causing a conflict.
It was intuition that led me to search for this. I noticed the splash screen text was mentioning that Outlook was looking for identities on startup. I'd never before noticed this, or it happened so quickly that I've never seen it. In any event, I did a search for all files name "outlook" using the program EasyFind. When the search completed, I sorted the found files by type. I was looking for duplicate preferences - and I found them.
There were two folders named "Office 2011." One was in (user) > Library > Preferences > Microsoft. The other was in (user) > Library > Application Support > Microsoft > Office > Preferences. These two identically named folders each had similar items enclosed, including a file named "Outlook Preferences." The dates on the "Outlook Preferences" files were not the same, although they were the same size. The date on the older file corresponds to a Microsoft Office update which was supposed to move things to locations required by Mountain Lion. The older files (some of the file dates were current - yet duplicates in name of others) were in the location: (user) > Library > Preferences > Microsoft.
I moved the "Office 2011" folder located in (user) > Library > Preferences > Microsoft to the trash. I did not empty the trash just out of caution, although I probably will ...or even archive them via a zip file, etc. Next, I restarted my machine. After logging in, I rebuilt the Outlook database using Microsoft Database Utility (hold the Option key and start Outlook to start it). I then backed up my Main Identity to a separate disk as another caution. Next, I once again restarted.
After giving the machine a little time to settle down, I opened Outlook 2011. Outlook now opened many times faster then before. I would venture to say that it is now opening as quickly as before the 10.8 ML install. All functions within Outlook also seem to be at normal speed.
This process was repeated on another Mac with a new install of 10.8 ML and Office 2011. I had tested Outlook on that machine, and it was slow. After the deletion of the duplicate preference files, Outlook was fast as ever - noticeably very fast. It was a vast difference on that machine. The Main Identity database is much smaller on that machine than the previous machine, so it should be quicker. Still, it was a tremendous difference in speed after I dumped the older preferences on it.
I am no expert on the workings of 10.8 ML compared to earlier versions of OS X, but I do understand that certain preference files are now required to be in a certain place ...different than earlier versions, or perhaps just mandating that all preference files be in a universal spot. Something like that... In any event, 10.8 ML was not the problem, but seems to have brought a problem to light. If I am going to point a finger, I will point it at a Microsoft Office update that didn't quite do its job correctly. There was trouble with an Office update not long ago, and I suspect I was a victim of that.
Maybe you are, too. Hope this helps.

Am upgrading to Lion. Does anyone know if this new system will replace the operating system presets for printing that are on Leopard?

Having trouble with my print operating system. It will not hold presets. If I upgrade to Lion, will Lion replace Leopard's print operating system?

harrietny wrote:
Having trouble with my print operating system. It will not hold presets. If I upgrade to Lion, will Lion replace Leopard's print operating system?
It'll likely replace the printer drivers too since some older drivers may rely on Rosetta, which Lion eliminates. Along with new drivers, you may loose printing capabilities, as I did with a legacy Epson printer. Since you're in the Mac Pro forum, if you actually have a Mac Pro, it might be wise to install an additional hard disk and run the Lion upgrade on that. Try it out and see if you actually get an improvement. If not, you've still got Leopard to retreat to and an extra disk to back up on.

HT4528 Will the iPhone 5 offer an early upgrade to users of previous versions of the iPhone?

The title says it all.

Your question does not make sense. The iPhone 5 doesn't offer anything, except an exceptional user experience. Perhaps you meant, "will the carriers provide free and immediate upgrades to anyone using an iPhone". Most assurredly, no. Following the completion of your contract, you can upgrade your handset.
"They better if they want to sell me a new iPhone 5."
Since you won't be purchasing an iPone 5, I'm guessing that TC will revise the Apple revenue forecast accordingly.

Lion for free after purchasing a mac?

I bought a macbook pro at the end of june, in the store they told me i would get lion for free. where do i go and what do i do to get lion for free?

Apple - OS X Lion - Upgrade to Lion. Only from the Mac App Store.

Upgrading/installing Lion frm Snow leopard

Hi all, i'm using a white macbook 13'' early 2008 with the following specs:
2.4ghz intel core 2 duo
4gb ddr2 ram (667mhz)
WD 500GB 5400rpm
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
I'm thinking of upgrading to Lion. But one thing i'm worried abt, my settings/data/info/preferences will it be gone after doing an upgrade to Lion? Meaning, i install Lion and all my settings and etc will still be there after the installtion.
Please advise. Thank you

Your files, applications and settings will all still be there after the upgrade. However, it's strongly advisable to do a full backup before you start. Time Machine is fine, or a cloned backup to an external drive using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper is also very good.
Your system should run 10.7 fine. You might think about upgrading that hard drive to a 7200rpm version at some point, but other than that, you're good. Don't forget that Lion knocks out any PowerPC software, such as Office 2004.
Matt

Upgraded to Lion and Itunes continuously relaunches

I upgraded to Lion from Snow Lepard, then upgraded iTunes and now itunes launches continuously. I killed the helper application and removed it from the startup items list. Any ideas what might be triggering it? I am on a Mac Book Pro early 2008 version. I have firefox, Eclipse, Bbedit and Xcode running. This is getting old pretty quickly I am about to uninstall iTunes.
Thanks

I'm on a MacBook Pro, just upgraded to 10.8.2 and iTunes 10.7(21) and I can't get iTunes to quit. I've tried everything I know to do, with the exception of manually editing launchd's config; which I'm fairly disinclined to try. Anyway, I'm very happy the keyboard was the problem but it isn't the case here.
I appreciate any help.
Thanks!

If I upgrade to Lion now will mountain lion be a free update?

If I upgrade to Lion now will mountain lion be a free update?

I really hope that Apple will do the right/ethical thing and give recent (within the 8-9 months) purchasers of macbook, macbook pros, macbook air, and people who just bought single OS copies of Lion OS-either a free copy of Mountain Lion or a huge discount price on the OS ($5.00 max ). Let's be honest here....Mountain Lion is the patched up Lion. Apple couldn't release an update large enough to fix the problems with Lion so they instead created a new OS. They know that is the truth.
As someone who just bought a macbook pro that came pre-installed with Lion (had no choice really but to accept that or completly wipe it clean and try to put on Snow Leopard, but I was hesitant to because of being warned not to try that on the pre-installed macbook pros.) I don't feel it is right that I would have to pay for another OS when I was already supposed to have a functional OS included with my recent major purchase. Let's think about it for second: when I got a powerbook g4 around 2004/05 I paid about the same price as this macbook pro i now own. With that I got the lap top, the installer OS cds (a functional OS I might add), manual, stickers, a vga adapter, s-output cord, ac adapter, ac extension cable, and phone cord. With the 2011 macbook pro I got the laptop, manual, stickers, ac adapter, ac extension cable, and cloth to wipe off my screen. I didn't get any s-video output or vga adapter, and I'm actually glad that they didn't give me any lion installer cds because that would have been a waste of optical disc. What came free in a box over 6 years ago (vga adapter display port) is now $30 extra at the apple store. Also, no s-video. So I can't hook it up to an external monitor or tv. (and no, I can't just go and buy a fake one on amazon because I have analog so i would on top of that buy a pc converter box. ) I honestly wouldn't mind buying the converter box... had I gotten a free vga display adapter with my laptop. Also let's compare a minor difference in applecare: back then I got a receipt and a box with some info and a applecare test cd that was good for diagnostic utility testing. while maybe a bit old fashioned, I still like having cds that I can use for testing problems. This time, I didn't get any info box or cds, or a receipt for that matter--well i did get an email saying I had extendedapple 3 year but I never had the chance to make a phone confirmation that proves I am in service. I feel that is a bit risky sending people home without a hard copy of your purchase. They could just claim you didn't buy it. maybe i'm just old fashioned that way. To be clear, i can't compare the actual service of applecare of present day and former because so far I haven't had enough use of it to compare it yet.
What I'm getting at is that with the money they saved on gypping me with included accessories and a function OS, surely they could afford to right the situation by giving me a free copy of the new OS Mountain Lion. I might add, that way back when I had my powerbook g4 I went into to apple's genius bar one day and was trying to get an issue fixed regarding the itunes razor phone I had just purchased (way back before iphone had just come out) the music wasn't transferring from my computer to my phone. The guy was very very nice and he said he couldn't fix the problem with the phone (the usb turned out to be damaged) and he upgraded my panther to tiger for free!
That is an example of good customer service. That is example of keeping loyal apple customers.
---also--I found something posted on another forum that I felt I just had to share that further demonstrates examples of extrodinary past customer service from Apple:
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:35 am
I had the logic board in my iBook 800/12.1" (Nov. '02) replaced 3 times. After the 4th failure occured a couple of weeks ago, I called Apple Support and requested a replacement machine. They refused, and were fairly rude about it.
So, in a moment of desperation, I sent an email to Steve Jobs. I did not demand a replacement machine. I simply said that I was extremely displeased with the quality of my iBook and I would no longer be purchasing or advocating Apple products. I wished Mr. Jobs the best of luck in Apple's future endeavors.
Two days later, I received a call from Apple's Corporate Executive Relations team. The woman I spoke with apologized profusely for my troubles with the iBook. She explained the logic board replacement program to me in great detail, and then, without any prompting from me, asked if a new iBook G4 (as a replacement) would cause me to reconsider leaving the platform. **** yes. So, I'm typing this post on a brand new 1Ghz, 12.1" iBook G4
Needless to say, despite the trouble with the machine, and the heartburn of dealing with Apple Support - in the end I'm left feeling fairly impressed with Apple. In the end, they did the right thing, and kept a customer.
* Edit for grammar/spelling
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If I buy Lion now (from the App store) will I get a free Mountain Lion upgrade?

I haven't been able to find any definitive documentation on this. I have a MBP and Mac Pro at work and haven't upgraded either of them to Lion for various reasons. However, I have now been tasked with some App programming and need Lion. So, my question is - If we buy Lion from the App Store will we get a free upgrade to Mountain Lion?
Thanks everyone!

Mountain Lion will be upgradable from Snow Leopard, so if you have not yet purchased Lion then it may be worth it to just wait and not go through two upgrades.

Will i get a free mountain lion upgrade

I am from india. I am looking to buy macbook pro 15inch base version today.
As,the macbook comes with lion preinstalled will i get mountain lion a free upgrade ?
Or should i buy the mountain lion.
Please tell me.

The free upgrade program ended some months ago, so if you buy a MacBook Pro with OS X Lion, you will have to pay $19.99 to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.
In that case, and if you don't want to pay for Mountain Lion you have two options:
1. Buy a MacBook with OS X Mountain Lion.
2. Get your Mac with OS X Lion and upgrade to OS X Mavericks when it's released this fall. See > http://www.apple.com/osx/preview
If you want to upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion, make a backup of your data

If I purchase a mac mini now - will Mountain Lion be avilable free?

If I purchase a mac mini now - Will Mountain Lion be available free - or should I wait to purchase the mac mini?

No. It will come with Lion installed. A free upgrade to Mountain Lion would only occur when Apple announces such an option, and only to those who purchase the computer within some period of time after ML is released.
If saving $30 or so to upgrade to ML is your goal, then wait until it is released and Apple initiates an Up-To-Date program.

How do I upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion for free?

How do I upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion for free? I just bought a new Mac Book Pro 5 days ago with OS X Lion. The Apple store said I could download the new OS for free by entering the receipt # and total amount of the purchase. I don't know where to start or where to enter this information. Please help.

Hi,
Just go to http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/ if in the US otherwise go to main Apple homepage, click on the 'Mountain Lion is here' icon then scroll to the bottom where it says 'Get a free upgrade with your new Mac'. All the info should be there. I did this myself yesterday and am now awaiting my coupon code to get it for free.

HT1338 I downloaded the latest Mountain Lion to my macbook 2.4 and lost my acrobat 5.0. Also, it will not reinstall. Does the new upgrade not allow Adobe Acrobat 5.0.

I downloaded the new operating OSX Mountain Lion and now my mackbook 2.4 will no longer read or open Adobe Acrobat 5.0. I tried to re-install and it wouldn't allow it. Does the new operating system totally kill Adobe Acrobat 5.0? Is it possible to make it work and if so, how?

You will need to wipe your drive because you cannot downgrade over a newer system. So, you'd need to have a complete backup and either your Snow Leopard install disk or a bootable clone made before upgrading to Lion. If you have the disk, insert it while holding down C key to boot off it, choose Utilities (after language selection), choose Disk Utility and choose erase. After that, the installer will automatically reinstall SL and you can use Setup Assistant to move over your files from your backup. (Note: Mail changed in Lion, so you won't be able to import it - you'd have to do it manually).
If you have a bootable clone, it's even easier: boot with the clone, use Disk Utility to erase the drive and clone your SL system back to your internal drive.
Depending on which route you'll decide on, we can give more detailed instructions.

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