Apple Releases Mac OS X Lion, Updates Air

steffann was one of several readers to note that Apple has released OS X Lion for $30 available only through the Mac App Store. It's a 4 gig download so you better not be in a hurry. Lots of new stuff both cosmetic and functional. But if you're the sort of person who is going to install it today, then you already know what they are! They also updated the Air lineup, dropping the old white MacBooks entirely.

Comments

Why?

[Lunix Nutcase]

It's a 4 gig download so you better not be in a hurry.

Yeah it takes a whopping 30 minutes. That's like...forever and stuff.

Maybe include some details?

[twocows]

"But if you're the sort of person who is going to install it today, then you already know what they are!"
I'm not the sort of person who is going to install it today and I would like some actual details in the summary instead of links to a marketing page and a blog post about something unrelated. I do try to keep up to date even with things I have no intention of purchasing; I work in an industry where it is advantageous to do such.

For those who aren't able to psychicly deduce the details about something that just came out, here's the list of new features.

Re:about time for the mini to get a REAL VIDEO CAR

[AccUser]

too. many. numbers.

Ars Review

[BrentH]

For a thorough and interesting review see ARS: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7.ars Even I as a non Mac user find the detail Ars always goes into with a new Mac release entertaining.

Re:First Download?

[Dynedain]

Mac .APP files are actually folders. The OS just visually packages them up to make it pretty.

Right-click on the Install App and choose Show Contents.

Inside the SharedSupport folder, there is a disc image called InstallESD.dmg

You can burn bootable discs or make USB sticks from that disc image. Enjoy!