Chapter  7

Lion’s Applications

Depending on how Lion found itself on your computer, the applications you will find installed on said computer will vary. If you upgraded your computer from a previous version of Mac OS X, then all of your existing applications should be present and accounted for. If you purchased a new Mac that came with Lion, then it should also have iLife installed, plus any optional software you chose to have preinstalled. If you installed Lion on a clean, formatted volume, then you will only get the software that comes with Lion. Beyond essential operating system applications such as the Finder, Launchpad, App Store, and so on, Lion includes a useful collection of additional software including Mail, Safari, FaceTime, Address ...

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