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posted by Joel Kight in Off Topic

'Mountain Lion' coming soon

February 16, 2012

Apple Inc. on Thursday released a developer preview of an update for the Mac operating system, dubbed "Mountain Lion," that will copy more features and apps from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac.

Apple said the new software will be on sale this summer, a year after it released the latest update, "Lion." The preview version will help software developers make products that take advantage of the new features of the operating system.

Mountain Lion will include Game Center, an iPhone app which stores high game scores and helps users find opponents. It will be integrated with iCloud, the new Internet storage service designed for the mobile devices.

The new Messages app, also copied from the mobile operating system, will replace iChat. Lion users can download a preview version of the app for free.

A new Notification Center will show alerts from email and calendar programs, just like on the iPhone.

Apple started the trend of making its Mac operating system more like its phone and tablet operating system, iOS, with the release of Lion. It borrowed phone features like a screen that shows all installed apps, and expanded the range of gestures that can be used to control a MacBook through the touchpad.

The Cupertino, Calif.-based company sells Lion for $30. It didn't say what Mountain Lion would cost.

Apple has been using the names of big cats to differentiate its OS versions since 2001.

- Peter Svensson, Associated Press

I am probably one of the biggest Apple fans you will ever meet but I never did upgrade last year to Lion.  I think I will wait till Mountain Lion comes out this summer now. 

Are you an Apple fan? Have you upgraded to Lion yet?  Will you upgrade to Mountain Lion?

I don't understand why Apple just doesn't move to the next Roman numeral instead of just naming OS X and then a new cat name.

They will run out of cats soon.  Next year's release will probably be "OS X House Cat." 

What would you suggest the next release be named?

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