Engadget RSS Feed http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ <![CDATA[OS X Mountain Lion to be download-only, USB stick going the way of the dodo]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/os-x-mountain-lion-to-be-download-only/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/os-x-mountain-lion-to-be-download-only/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/os-x-mountain-lion-to-be-download-only/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments OS X Mountain Lion to be Mac App Store exclusive, USB stick going the way of the dodoLast time around, Apple was cognizant not everyone has broadband to download a 4GB OS, offering solace to those with slow internet with a (pricey $69) USB stick alternative. Times change though, as Cupertino's confirmed to Pocket-lint that the recently unveiled OS X Mountain Lion won't be offered with a physical counterpart. Apple's reasoning? "It was an interesting test, but it turns out the App Store was just fine for getting the new OS." So there's that. High time you took the plunge and upgraded to broadband apparently, or contemplated moving within the vicinity of an Apple Retail Store's willing WiFi. That or you could just buy a new machine. Your call.

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