OS X Mountain Lion Already Accounting for 3% of Mac Traffic

This 3% is amazing considering the Code fiasco and that most will want to wait several weeks until the initial bugs get worked out.

The traffic in about 3 months will tell a lot better, more meaningful story.

It'll be fun to compare Mac with Windows percentages over time.

JHankwitz said:

This 3% is amazing considering the Code fiasco and that most will want to wait several weeks until the initial bugs get worked out.

The traffic in about 3 months will tell a lot better, more meaningful story.

It'll be fun to compare Mac with Windows percentages over time.

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Then again let's not forget that this OS cast aside a pretty important part of the functioning mac park. So I doubt it will be installed as much as Lion.

Also, the statistic reported that the users' Safari was "a little snappier" downloading and displaying content!

I am still waiting for a code. It has been about 53 hours for me since I submitted my claim.

I am part of the 3%

And Safari does feel a little quicker, same with finder^

I have ML and I don't visit 9to5 mac

Inakto said:

I think it would be naive to assume that 3 percent of all mac users are already on mountain lion. I already have mountain lion but my mom doesn't. She also would never visit 9to5 mac.

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And my son is still waiting for his code.

undies1993 said:

I am still waiting for a code. It has been about 53 hours for me since I submitted my claim.

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Same here. All I've gotten from Apple is an ad yesterday for ML and the Up-To-Date page, which I already used.

Patriot24 said:

I'm no mathmagician, but I think it is safe to say that with the relative ease of upgrading and the low price point, Mountain Lion will be an extremely successful rollout for Apple.

We'll get more official numbers from Tim Cook in September or October during the iPhone keynote.

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Hopefully August

markcres said:

...which means 97% isn't coming from ML. Doesn't sound like a triumph to me.

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Absolutely underwhelming stats for an absolutely underwhelming OS X "upgrade"...not surprising at all.

Even Lion had a better adoption rate (unsurprisingly, since it also offered more innovation compared to SL, than ML compared to Lion).

Considering some reported bugs, as well as the fact that most people are praising ML for something that does NOT belong to it (Safari 6, also underwhelming in its own right), I will not upgrade at least until 10.8.1 or 10.8.2.

Daalseth said:

Same here. All I've gotten from Apple is an ad yesterday for ML and the Up-To-Date page, which I already used.

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Same. And I have attempted to contact apple with uptodatesupport@apple.com and Express lane. I just want to know if they have even received my request.

markcres said:

...which means 97% isn't coming from ML. Doesn't sound like a triumph to me.

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Roughly 40 million dollars in sales for Apple in 2 -3 days.

Yep, time to pack it in. Clear failure.

it still amazes me how many people are willing to just jump on a version 0 of a major software update, without waiting to see if there are problems, or at least until version .1

no way in hell i would risk computer downtime just so i could be "first" to download. i mean, there really is no rush.

KdParker said:

what are you worried about happening? So when you finish your backing up and compatibility checking, you will just install ML and start to enjoy the changes like everyone else. Just later......

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What "changes"? Notification Center? Reminders? Or do you mean Launchpad "Search"?

topmounter said:

Will we have to suffer a similarly inane headline for 4%, 5%, etc.?

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Only if it's a slow news day.

jeffereyj said:

it still amazes me how many people are willing to just jump on a version 0 of a major software update, without waiting to see if there are problems, or at least until version .1

no way in hell i would risk computer downtime just so i could be "first" to download. i mean, there really is no rush.

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I think it's more on the lines of it being Mountain Lion instead of Lion.
Very much like Snow Leopard is to Leopard.

This isn't as much an entirely new OS, but more a refinement of an existing OS. It would be thought of as much more of a straight Big new OS update when they change the Cat. Then there's more cause for the wait-and-see approach.

So far ML is my favorite release since Leopard!

jeffereyj said:

it still amazes me how many people are willing to just jump on a version 0 of a major software update, without waiting to see if there are problems, or at least until version .1

no way in hell i would risk computer downtime just so i could be "first" to download. i mean, there really is no rush.

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I clean-installed 10.7.0 on release day and had absolutely zero problems. I remember thinking it was a solid release. I am doing the same with 10.8.0.

TheLegend said:

I am part of the 3%

And Safari does feel a little quicker, same with finder^

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I have the same feeling, safari got a speed bump, no problems whatsoever with the other software on my machine.

I also like the chrome like search in Safari.

BRLawyer said:

Absolutely underwhelming stats for an absolutely underwhelming OS X "upgrade"...not surprising at all.

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So, if Mountain Lion fails, it's because it was 'underwhelming'....
if Mountain Lion succeeds, it's because the Apple sheep follow anything because Apple says it's great.

Which exactly is it?

bbeagle said:

So, if Mountain Lion fails, it's because it was 'underwhelming'....
if Mountain Lion succeeds, it's because the Apple sheep follow anything because Apple says it's great.

Which exactly is it?

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None of the above; I am just saying that the adoption rate, so far, is underwhelming for what I think is an underwhelming upgrade anyway.

jeffereyj said:

it still amazes me how many people are willing to just jump on a version 0 of a major software update, without waiting to see if there are problems, or at least until version .1

no way in hell i would risk computer downtime just so i could be "first" to download. i mean, there really is no rush.

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You do realise that your .1 update is 'bugfree' because of all the 'idiots' that jump at the .0 release, right?

KnightWRX said:

What's funnier is those of us who presently have Mountain Lion downloaded but are taking our sweet time before upgrading (I've been slowly making backups and checking application compatibility before I make the jump), laughing our butts off at you guys desperate to get and install the upgrade.

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I'm sure you are also the car on the highway going 20 MPH slower than everyone else with your left turn signal perpetually on.

Good going!

topmounter said:

Will we have to suffer a similarly inane headline for 4%, 5%, etc.?

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At 6%, we will get the headline: "Adoption Rate Doubled since 7/27/12"

M code still hasn't arrived! Bastards!

BRLawyer said:

None of the above; I am just saying that the adoption rate, so far, is underwhelming for what I think is an underwhelming upgrade anyway.

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okay, we get it dude. you do not like ML. you don't have to post it on every bit of news that comes out about it. damn