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PowerPC applications no longer supported...Lion

I installed Lion today and when it finally installed, I discovered I was no longer able to open Sibelius 4 as "PowerPC applications are no longer supported".


I'm hoping that, as with every other upgrade that has eluded the Sibelius makers, they will provide an upgrade that sorts this, but I wanted to ask here to see if anyone else was having issues.


Thanks in advance!

iMac, MacBook Pro, iPod Touch, iPhone, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 21, 2011 7:03 AM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 7:06 AM

Rosetta is no longer part of OS X beginning with Lion therefore all PPC apps will not work. They need to be updated to Intel based apps and if the product is no longer being developed an alternative will need to be found.

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Aug 9, 2011 10:29 AM in response to robbie1299

robbie1299 wrote:


So does this mean I can never use Microsoft Word again? I hate Word, but I need to be able to save Pages documents as Word documents so that I can send them out to my collegues. I'd hate to have to buy a Windows computer just so that I can collaborate with other people who use Windows. I would be VERY upset at Apple!!

You can save Pages documents as Word documents without having Word, and if you need Word versions 2008 and 2011 work on Lion, so you don't have a problem, OK.

Sep 1, 2011 5:31 PM in response to connor.callaghan

connor.callaghan wrote:


i just updated today and my older version of microsoft office (power pc) will not work i need office for my work and microsoft want 150 bucks just to get the simplest version of office. is there any way i can get around this payment legally?

You need to purchase the most up-to-date version of MS Office if you want to use Office with Lion. You can find if for as low as $100 on Amazon. Think of it this way, you paid $150 about 7 years ago, that comes out to about $1.78 per month....you got your money's worth so it's time to upgrade.

PowerPC applications no longer supported...Lion

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