I know there will probably not be added features but will there a bug clean up from now to the consumer release? I got some bugs that I am hoping will be fixed in consumer release.
I have my doubts that there will be another GM, for two reasons. Firstly, history. Apple has NEVER released another GM except for iOS 4.2, which is a different team from OSX anyway. Secondly, and more importantly, I have to imagine that Apple has been loading up the new Airs in production with the GM for the last week or so. I have a hard time believing that Apple would release ANOTHER GM that they'd then have to go back and put on all those machines again. More likely is that Apple are already working on 10.7.1, which will probably be released within the first week or two after Lion/new Airs hit retail.
This.There is no such thing as a "GM 2."
That will be 10.7.1.
If you have a developer account, you already have the full release of Lion. Consumers will get the same build later this month.
I think it's important to remember that this is the first time the operating system is distributed exclusively via appstore, so it is possible that the final version is different from the golden master
In that respect, the limitations to changing the GM at the last minute are the same as they were with a physical DVD.
There may be another GM release, but it's doubtful at this point. The GM will be the consumer version.
I think it's important to remember that this is the first time the operating system is distributed exclusively via appstore, so it is possible that the final version is different from the golden master