Corporations are unfair, we all know that, and Apple is no exception. In this situation, we have to cope with Apple's aggressive marketing strategy because there seems to be no other way. Hopefully, Apple will realize that it made a mistake and clean up their act for people who bought Lion-running Macs. Or offer a big discount for the USB drive to those who are on dial–up. Frankly, I personally would bitch only if the dial-up download is interrupted; if not, let it go overnight and then save the installer that downloads from the recovery partition. I hope it does not automatically launch and then disappear. In the latter instance, I would fully side with you!
1. I understand Apple's
"forward-thinking" (and with no need for discourses on same), but in this particular instance, backwards compatibility would neither require extensive code nor bring into play the potential problems that joemikeb has discussed on several occasions; it would require no more than either including a disc with each new Mac (...my preferred solution) or accommodating those who ask for them, so I don't understand their recalcitrance, and, further, I consider it embarrassing, indeed ludicrous, for them to have to have included
The OS X Lion download is about 4 GB large; the time required to download will vary, depending on the speed of your Internet connection. If your usual or current Internet connection has requirements or settings not supported by Lion Restore, either change the settings to a supported configuration for the duration of your OS X Lion reinstall, or seek out acceptable networks from which you are permitted to access the Internet (such as friends, family, Internet "cafe" establishments, or possibly your place of employment with appropriate permission. [Emphasis added)
in a kBase doc. All else aside, it overlooks the reality that there are still places in the world where broadband is just plain 100% unavailable.(Wasn't anybody paying attention when that got posted?)
Edit: Even if you go to the trouble of unplugging your iMac or Mac Pro and carrying it and its appurtenances to an Internet cafe can you actually cable it up?
2. Looks like you missed
grelber's relevant post.
At a sustained d/l rate of
5kbps, it would take him
9 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 20 seconds to complete a 4Gb d/l. (I think I saw 4.07Gb for Lion somewhere.)
