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Re: Downloding Mavericks

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Downloding Mavericks
Date 2014-01-17 14:30 -0500
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In article <52d97696$0$17187$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> > when apple offered lion in both a downloadable version and a usb stick,
> > very few people bought the usb stick. 
> 
> And a large chunk of the user base did NOT upgrade and stayed at Snow
> Leopard. (Roughly 33% as I recall).

it was around 1/3rd just a few months ago. 

however, that wasn't because people didn't have a fast enough link to
get it, it's because they didn't want it. 

> As I recall, the USB sticks were available only at stores, not orderable
> on-line (is that correct ?) which means anyone not within walking
> distance of a store couldn't get one. That is definitely one way to
> prevent any demand for the non-internet distribution of media.

i don't remember, but regardless, there was not a huge demand for the
usb stick version. 

> If a dispropoprtionate number who stayed at Snow Leopard did so due to
> inability to upgrade on-line, then this is a far bigger number than
> those who bought the USB kit.

the reality is that electronic software distribution is the future, or
more accurately, the present. 

there are certainly people who don't have fast enough connections for
larger apps, but not enough to offset the advantages of not needing
boxed copies to be shipped everywhere. 

the same people are also finding that most web sites take a while to
load, youtube videos are not that practical, etc.

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Downloding Mavericks David Downing <david.h.downing@gmail.com> - 2014-01-17 06:13 -0800
  Re: Downloding Mavericks me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-01-17 14:43 +0000
  Re: Downloding Mavericks David Downing <david.h.downing@gmail.com> - 2014-01-17 06:57 -0800
  Re: Downloding Mavericks Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-17 10:15 -0600
    Re: Downloding Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-17 11:43 -0500
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        Re: Downloding Mavericks Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-17 12:15 -0700
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            Re: Downloding Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-20 16:29 -0500
    Re: Downloding Mavericks JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-17 13:23 -0500
      Re: Downloding Mavericks me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-01-19 17:19 +0000
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      Re: Downloding Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-17 18:39 -0500
        Re: Downloding Mavericks JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-17 19:02 -0500
          Re: Downloding Mavericks Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-17 17:12 -0700
          Re: Downloding Mavericks me@home.spamsucks.ca (Kiraly) - 2014-01-18 00:14 +0000
            Re: Downloding Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-17 20:02 -0500
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