[Fed-Talk] OS on new hardware?
[Fed-Talk] OS on new hardware?
- Subject: [Fed-Talk] OS on new hardware?
- From: "IT2 Stuart Blake Tener, USNR" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:53:47 -0400
ALCON,
My understanding is (from someone whom had a similar experience) is
that you can either go the redemption code route or schedule a genius
appointment and request that the bar performs a full and complete
install for you.
However, what I also heard was that the Apple Care folks will ship out
a USB device with Lion thereupon in certain instances. This maybe just
such a qualifying instance, though I'd suspect a redemption code would
be requisite for the appointment of the MacOS Lion "server upgrade"
via the App Store.
Regarding the "Mac Pro" (which someone seemed to confused with a
Macbook Pro in earlier chatter on the list), will likely not go the
way of the Xserve. The reason is that from my experiences living in
Beverly Hills for a number of years is that the Mac Pro is used
extensively in the video editing market and most video editing
facilities in California have no issue writing a cheque for huge Mac
Pro instantiations for such purposes. Lest we not forget the footprint
of research users that use these machines.
Lastly, while I personally own an iMac and a MacMini, the Mac Pro is
the only truly configurable Mac and will likely be around for a long
time to come. Will it always be in stock at the Apple Store? Maybe,
maybe not...but built to order machines will exist for a long time. As
a matter of fact I believe that the LOM capabilities in the Xserve are
soon to come within the next generation of Mac Pros.
V/R,
IT2 Stuart B. Tener
NORAD / US NORTHCOM HQ (Reserve ADT orders until 30 SEP)
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