Geek Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p>The DVD may not be dead yet after all. It looks like <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X 10.7 Lion</a> may be offered on traditional DVD installation disks in addition to the more modern and fancy <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/24/mac-os-x-install-discs-and-the-future-installing-mac-os-x-with-app-store-usb/">App Store download distribution and USB installer keys</a>. </p> <p>The possible leak comes from a <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Apple-Mac-OS-X-Lion/dp/B0047CQ0ME/">German Amazon page</a> (via <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/os-x-lion-will-ship-on-dvd-not-just-thumb-drives/92007">CultOfMac</a>) for the upcoming release of Mac OS X Lion, where mediatype is clearly specified as DVD-ROM (screenshot below):</p> <p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mac-os-x-lion-dvd-installer-germany.gif" alt="Mac OS X Lion Installer DVD maybe" title="mac-os-x-lion-dvd-installer-germany" width="574" height="693" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15299" /></p> <p>It’s entirely possible that this placeholder is inaccurate or even a mistake, but Amazon does have a history of accidentally leaking release dates and software upgrades on their various worldwide online stores.</p> <p>I should also point out that the idea of a USB key installation method is speculation based on the new MacBook Air Mac OS X install drive, and the distribution from the App Store is also speculated based upon the digital delivery of the Mac OS X Lion Developer Previews through the Mac App Store. It’s entirely possible that neither of these installation methods will appear and that we will only see a DVD installer, but with the MacBook Air and Mac Mini Server’s lacking DVD drives, those devices must be served with some form of installation method for Lion. </p> <p>We’re almost certain to find out what exact installation methods we’ll get for Lion at <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/03/28/wwdc-2011-date-june-6/">WWDC 2011</a>, which is just a few months away.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8sPGXpOhnmKp-jBTXiAHjfK-RRM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8sPGXpOhnmKp-jBTXiAHjfK-RRM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8sPGXpOhnmKp-jBTXiAHjfK-RRM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8sPGXpOhnmKp-jBTXiAHjfK-RRM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=4tIiL7DvDrQ:cxCHzxyqSBo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/4tIiL7DvDrQ" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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