23Aug2011

OS X Lion 10.7.1 Now Available Directly From The actual Mac App Store

Most OS X Lion users might already know; Apple released the ten.7.1 update for the said operating system one week back, which contained general bug fixes and performance improvements. Right now, Apple is making sure all new Lion users immediately get the updated operating system by updating its installer on the Mac Application Store.

The OS X Lion 10.7.1 update included several updates to many of the system’s components, in order to deal with several users early adopters had been experiencing, including some serious ones. Many users had, for example, experienced several problems connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks, that have been addressed in this update. There is also an issue that prevented data to be transferred from certain older Macs to more recent ones, which could have certainly be a problem for new Lion users.

Thankfully, new users of the operating system won’t need to install the 10.7.1 update to enjoy the benefits, because it has been integrated in the OS X Lion installer on the Macintosh App Store, much like comparable updates to older Mac OS X systems. This can allow new users to instantly be up and running once they’ve finished installing Lion, since there won’t be any extra steps to take.

Apple company has also updated Lion’s server elements, also available on the Mac App Store for $ 29. This bundle of applications, which before Lion was sold as part of another Mac OS X release known as Mac OS By Server, includes additional features designed specifically to turn a Macintosh into a full-fledged server. Much like the Ten.7.1 update for Lion by itself, this point-release included a number of bug fixes that had plagued the system’s early adopters.

OS By Lion is the first version of Mac OS X which isn’t becoming distributed using optical media. Instead, users are encouraged to download a packaged installation technician from the Mac App Store, reducing installation times as well as deployment costs. The downloadable copy is available to all Macintosh OS X Snow Leopard customers for $ 29, yet those who is probably not able to obtain the system with these means can purchase a bootable USB drive with all the needed set up files for $ 69, which is still lower than the price of most previous Mac OS X produces, $ 129. Lion was released just over one month ago with the goal of getting the best attributes of iOS to the Macintosh.

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