Apple Releases First Developer Preview of OS X Mountain Lion, Public Launch in Late Summer - Page 2

rickdollar · Feb 16, 2012, 08:03 AM

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iMessage and AirPlay mirroring. Yay.

Cougarcat · Feb 16, 2012, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Whoa, already?

I'm quite new to macs. Is this normal for such a quick release?

No, this is fast.

Semi-surprised that they went with mountain lion, as a mountain lion is a puma, which they used for 10.1. Lion needs a SL-style update way more than leopard ever did, so I'm not complaining.

Liquinn · Feb 16, 2012, 08:04 AM

I get the feeling the new MBPs are going to ship with OSX Mountain Lion.

ArtOfWarfare · Feb 16, 2012, 08:04 AM

Prank?

Seriously, this is so unexpected.
#1 - We haven't ever heard so much as a rumor about this.
#2 - Apple didn't bother holding a press event.

In any event, given I'm in the dev program, I'm seriously considering downloading this. While one could say "Hey! That's not stable enough to install on your personal computer!", I say the same thing about Lion. Bugs galore and they fill like releasing the next big version before they've ironed them out.

M87 · Feb 16, 2012, 08:04 AM

This is great! I've been wondering when this stuff would make it to the Mac.

meatballs · Feb 16, 2012, 08:04 AM

Ok so Apple basically admits that Lion is their Vista... Don't like the iOS stuff, sticking with SL.

mrblack927 · Feb 16, 2012, 08:04 AM

I kept checking the date to see if it was 4/1... Wow talk about a surprise!

D.T. · Feb 16, 2012, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rorschach

VERY happy about iMessage and Notification Center for OS X. Not entirely unexpected, but very welcome.

It looks like iMessage will be replacing iChat:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain....html#messages

Great news, and let's hope Messages on iOS gets AIM/Google Talk support too!

Same here, I definitely would like unification of all the communication tools, across all devices!

talkingfuture · Feb 16, 2012, 08:05 AM

Interesting preview from Gruber here

http://daringfireball.net/2012/02/mountain_lion

I love the idea of a 1 on 1 keynote done exactly like the main events.

50voltphantom · Feb 16, 2012, 08:05 AM

System Requirements?

Dionte · Feb 16, 2012, 08:05 AM

Wow, that sounds nice, I can't believe I use a mac at home as my primary pc, 5 years ago I didn't think I'd ever say that. I see a Macbook air in my future, bye bye Hp Pavilion.

LukeHarrison · Feb 16, 2012, 08:05 AM

"Out of the box, OS X Mountain Lion only runs apps from the Mac App Store..."

Hmm, we can see where this is going...

Jeaz · Feb 16, 2012, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igazza

I didn't expect that

Dito on that. Caught be completely by surprise. All these rumors about iPad 3 and not a single one on OSX 10.8.

But, I did sort of expect them to speed up the development cycle on OSX, but to come this so soon is earlier than I expected.

SlickShoes · Feb 16, 2012, 08:06 AM

As someone that runs 100's of dual boot macs in a University, I find the frequency of OS versions really tiresome.

Personally it looks decent, I am still on snow leopard though haven't felt the need at all to move to lion.

jessica. · Feb 16, 2012, 08:06 AM

I would rather them really polish Lion than to release some "new" OS.

5aga · Feb 16, 2012, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Going Digital

Anyone guess what default setting for Gatekeeper will be, hmm could it be the App store only ???

http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html

looks like it allows you to choose... kind of weird honestly. Theyre slowly ushering us into the Mac App Store.

617arg · Feb 16, 2012, 08:06 AM

I hope it's not all just more iOS integration. I'm hoping for at least a more functional version of Spaces and Expose, and a throwback to Save As. Lion has made me feel like I can no longer truly multitask, and it's a shame because everything was working pretty well before. Now it feels like I have to work around the OS.

MonkeySee.... · Feb 16, 2012, 08:06 AM

Seems "Growl" will be removed from my mac then

jessica. · Feb 16, 2012, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickShoes

As someone that runs 100's of dual boot macs in a University, I find the frequency of OS versions really tiresome.

Personally it looks decent, I am still on snow leopard though haven't felt the need at all to move to lion.

I bet you'll need to soon enough. I agree with your assessment though.

GunZi · Feb 16, 2012, 08:07 AM

my next laptop will be mac... im getting sick of windows :S

after all i have an iPhone 4S and am getting the new iPad 2S/3. So why not buy a mac next time i need a new laptop?

i hope the mac pro will be worth it...

ennerseed · Feb 16, 2012, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lostanddamned

Notes and reminders; as far I understand were already present in OSX.
.

Reminders were in iCal and were a major hassle! They had no location data, and were not sorted by list. SUCKED!

adztaylor · Feb 16, 2012, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Seems "Growl" will be removed from my mac then

Agreed, no need for that anymore.

Razeus · Feb 16, 2012, 08:07 AM

This is what Lion should have been in the first place.

kiljoy616 · Feb 16, 2012, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Whoa, already?

I'm quite new to macs. Is this normal for such a quick release?

Welcome to a paradigm shift

Damers · Feb 16, 2012, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jessica.

I would rather them really polish Lion than to release some "new" OS.

You can't polish a turd.

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