OS X Mountain Lion Launching Tomorrow, July 25

[Caliber26]

i hope the servers are ready for me, and you and you and you and you and you.

Um, what about me, though?

 

[pondie84]

Bitch please it's wednesday afternoon in New Zealand and Australia!

Afternoon in Australia only if you own a time machine (non-)

 

[joelovesapple]

What time of the night do they change the content of the MAS? Is it all at one time across the world or is it done in stages?

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Because we devs don't work for free. 1000s of hours of development doesn't come free. Go ahead and steal it if it makes you feel good.

And if your installation went wrong you'd have no choice but to download it the proper way when in recovery mode.

 

[oldcelt]

That makes no sense because at 12:00EST in Califoria it's only 9:00pm (today) having said that apple is not going to release it on a EST time zone that would mean that here in Califoria were the headquarters are at it would still be today...
You should do some googling before posting dumb stuff..

Oh....."where"!!!!!
My head hurts!

 

[voidpresence]

announcement

Is this the first time they announced something like this during an earnings call?

no, they did this same thing last year for Lion; that's why the theory was it would be the same for this one (Mountain Lion)

 

[applesith]

OMG I remember reading the Lion download situation on my iPhone on the train last year. Absolutely crazy! I waited 2 hours for it to download.

I wish for box software for ease of install....but more for the pretty box!

 

[ShamrockSolace]

Stay up late to write that line?

Would like to see if Apple will repackage the release since the Mascot is the Penn State Nittany Lion.

 

[SpyderBite]

I wish for box software for ease of install....but more for the pretty box!

So 2002. If only we could have Wing Commander again on 25 3.5" floppy disks. That'd be great.

 

[pdjudd]

while 20 bucks isn't much, paying for service packs never made sense to me. Leopard seems to have been the last REAL OS update.

That’s good because this is not a service pack. Service packs are compilations of existing bug fixes, they do not consist of new features and new API’s.

You seem to be mis-understanding what a service pack is. Here is a hint, they are part of the same version number of the OS. Apple does have these, they are the 10.x.y releases. Those are and will remain free. 10.x updates are always paid (with one exception).

 

[SpyderBite]

You seem to be mis-understanding what a service pack is. Here is a hint, they are part of the same version number of the OS. Apple does have these, they are the 10.x.y releases. Those are and will remain free. 10.x updates are always paid (with one exception).

Don't confuse people with Common Sense. That's just mean.

 

[NJRonbo]

Out of all the OS X releases ML is the weakest upgrade.

TOTALLY DISAGREE.

Been running DP ->GM and this is the best release since Snow Leopard. Lion
is pale in comparison.

I'm not just talking features, but overall improvement in use.

 

[AidenShaw]

I said HARD formatting (1/7/35 step Mil standard)

Thanks - I would not have equated mil-spec multi-pass ERASE with the word "formatting" - two very different things.

...and even a mil-spec ERASE won't "corrupt" the SSD - it will very, very slightly reduce the life span of the disk.

Hopefully, most disk utilities would question the use of multi-pass erase on an SSD, and ask if you want to use the "secure erase" ATA command instead.

 

[stiligFox]

Be sure to unplug that external while you're doing the upgrade....

Oh yeah, I have one drive with my Time Machine backup, and another with all my stuff manually saved there. I have all my base covered!

 

[ECUpirate44]

Best way to install ML on new HDD without installing Lion first?

 

[zedsdead]

Where did you hear this?

They have to in order to get a version of iWork that is compatible with Documents in the Cloud. Expect an update tomorrow.

Sadly, no signs of iWork '12 or '13. The programs need an upgrade. And more importantly, the the iOS apps need to actually be feature complete with their desktop counterparts.

 

[clcnyc]

Up to date question

OK, this may sound ridiculous (it is ridiculous):

I purchased a new rMBP and it's still "processing" the order. Do I need the serial number of the new machine to get the code? I'd like to install ML on my existing MBP, just to try it out. Childish impatience, I know

Also, if I CAN do that, and install on my current laptop, will I still be able to use the code on the new one, if it ever arrives?

 

[C.Kowalski]

Bitch please it's wednesday afternoon in New Zealand and Australia!

I actually feel sorry for you guys in the far east... It's 3:20 AM over here in Europe...

BTW Still, my question remains unanswered, maybe I'll ask it again:
I've been asked if a Mountain Lion GM release (initially intended for testing purposes on the personal MacBook of a co-worker) registered with the personal (non-developer) ID would get updates through the App Store (since this isn't handled through the general "Software Update.app" anymore). So basically, if we think of a normal App, this wouldn't have the "bought" receipt, so no updates for that. Am I right? Or is Mountain Lion GM (which he'd basically stolen from the office with approval from our boss) getting system updates through App Store anyways?

And: Is there an option to buy ML on a Thumb drive as it was possible with Lion?

 

[AidenShaw]

OK, this may sound ridiculous (it is ridiculous):

I purchased a new rMBP and it's still "processing" the order. Do I need the serial number of the new machine to get the code? I'd like to install ML on my existing MBP, just to try it out. Childish impatience, I know

Also, if I CAN do that, and install on my current laptop, will I still be able to use the code on the new one, if it ever arrives?

You'd need to buy 10.8 for your current MBP to be legitimate.

Does Apple give a grace period with OS installs, like Microsoft? (You can legitmately run full Windows 7 of any edition for 4 months without buying a license key.)

 

[SeattleMoose]

Now The Wait Begins...

As a musician who uses Garageband, Logic, Melodyne, Absynth, Apogee Duet, XLN Drums, Pod X3, etc..........I will be waiting until ALL of these have their drivers/version updated before I can make the switch. Have been burned "straddling the river" between different suppliers too many times in the past.

Hopefully by Xmas?

 

[quickmac]

Sweet.

Hope it goes better than the last new OS launch.

Looks promising.

 

[cwwilson]

Posting from ML now, new Safari is.....snappy

Everything else was a little slow to get going, I really wanted to do a fresh install but once again Apple doesn't provide the option and the other ways of going about it were too time consuming.

Love the new wallpapers they threw in, going to play around with the new stuff in a bit. Also noticed the new dock, seems a lot more bold and eye popping.

 

[KdParker]

OK, this may sound ridiculous (it is ridiculous):

I purchased a new rMBP and it's still "processing" the order. Do I need the serial number of the new machine to get the code? I'd like to install ML on my existing MBP, just to try it out. Childish impatience, I know

Also, if I CAN do that, and install on my current laptop, will I still be able to use the code on the new one, if it ever arrives?

just wait...maybe it will come with ML loaded.

 

[Aeolius]

Now if only 10.8 would magically fix the issues with Bryce and roll20

 

[skveezer]

How many installs per License?

I've searched everywhere and read most of this thread and nowhere can I find how many installs I am allowed. The last one was good for (I think) 5 machines. I have 2 laps, 1 mini

 

[PJMAN2952]

Merry Christmas! (in July)

Just 2 more hours till the 25th! I will have to wait till later tomorrow to download it since I will be busy Wish I could get it the second it comes out but I am getting it on the first day it comes out Hope the servers work fine tomorrow.