Andre Yoskowitz
8 May 2011 1:47
It appears that Apple will go environmentally friendly with the release of Mac OS X Lion this summer, saying goodbye to physical discs and instead making the operating system available via the Mac App Store as a digital download.
The disc will be available if a user requests it (or has slow broadband/dial-up) but the digital download will be the default.
Apple launched the Mac App Store in January and it is expected to be a major component of 10.7 Lion.
If accurate, the move is part of a broader plan by Apple to lose the SuperDrive altogether, with upcoming MacBook Pros expected to remove the drive in an effort to make thinner notebooks with better battery life.
Apple is expected to reveal Lion at their June event instead of the iPhone 5.