OS X 10.8 mountain lion £13.99 from today in mac app store and free for new mac users
Mountain lion is being released today at an unconfirmed time and for those who have purchased a mac on or after June 11th you will receive a free upgrade to mountain lion.
remember to check if your computer can run OS X 10.8!
Your Mac must be one of the following models:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
thanks posh_somme
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can we please stop being so pessimistic over the fact this is a RRP and not a so called "deal"... If you don't like it complain to the moderators or just ignore the flipping deal and scroll down.
****FOR USERS WHO BOUGHT A MAC ON JUNE 11TH ONWARDS READ THIS FOR INFORMATION ON A FREE UPDATE TO OS X 10.8 http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/ *****
thanks for the link davebrettuk40
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RRP
for £13.99 for a new OS what's not hot about this deal? :P
Still no real improvements since 10.6 which is why most people that can still use it.
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Still no real improvements since 10.6 which is why most people that can still use it.
RRP
for £13.99 for a new OS what's not hot about this deal? :P
It's exactly the same as previous with a couple of bolt ons. Apple's idea of a new OS is not the same as Microsoft's anymore, last two have been more like service packs. All you get is headaches with the bits of code Apple 'forgot' to say they changed.
Would this include refurbs?
Also, it's not a waste of time. Often software developers (including Apple) will stop developing/supporting software on older versions. Also, if you're an iOS/OS X developer (like me) then the latest OS is a must, as Apple stop releasing the SDK/xcode for use on older versions of OS X after a while.
Cheaper than Lion, decent price. Though, technically not a 'deal' as this is standard price, though thanks for the heads up.
Edited By: xeroc on Jul 25, 2012 10:33
Would this include refurbs?
i think it's only for new macs which have been purchased
for £13.99 for a new OS what's not hot about this deal? :P
It's exactly the same as previous with a couple of bolt ons. Apple's idea of a new OS is not the same as Microsoft's anymore, last two have been more like service packs. All you get is headaches with the bits of code Apple 'forgot' to say they changed.
I'm on 10.6 at the moment and i was reluctant to upgrade to 10.7 due to all the numerous about of bugs in the software.. so does anyone recommend upgrading to Mountain Lion..?
for £13.99 for a new OS what's not hot about this deal? :P
It's exactly the same as previous with a couple of bolt ons. Apple's idea of a new OS is not the same as Microsoft's anymore, last two have been more like service packs. All you get is headaches with the bits of code Apple 'forgot' to say they changed.
I'm on 10.6 at the moment and i was reluctant to upgrade to 10.7 due to all the numerous about of bugs in the software.. so does anyone recommend upgrading to Mountain Lion..?
If you're still on 10.6, you'll need to upgrade to Lion first (unless you employ various trickery to do a direct install-but this is the approved Apple method) - if you're not desperate to upgrade...hold off for a few days/weeks until any major issues that occur are patched in 10.8.1 (as happened last year with Lion)
Thanks
Edited By: grouch666 on Jul 25, 2012 10:38
Thanks
Yes
It's a new OS upgrade...it's hardly milking. Also, I can't imagine a 'unified' OS any time soon, considering the physical implications and restrictions of touch screen hardware.
I'd personally call the upgrade*coughdowngrade* to W8 a milking, when the cost will be at least 4-5 times this.
What does this do?
for £13.99 for a new OS what's not hot about this deal? :P
It's exactly the same as previous with a couple of bolt ons. Apple's idea of a new OS is not the same as Microsoft's anymore, last two have been more like service packs. All you get is headaches with the bits of code Apple 'forgot' to say they changed.
I'm on 10.6 at the moment and i was reluctant to upgrade to 10.7 due to all the numerous about of bugs in the software.. so does anyone recommend upgrading to Mountain Lion..?
If you're still on 10.6, you'll need to upgrade to Lion first (unless you employ various trickery to do a direct install-but this is the approved Apple method) - if you're not desperate to upgrade...hold off for a few days/weeks until any major issues that occur are patched in 10.8.1 (as happened last year with Lion)
You can upgrade directly from Snow Leopard
Though you can get the RC edition and still get the upgrade edition for £15, so yes the people who don't know this information will pay more for windows 8.
Edited By: grouch666 on Jul 25, 2012 10:46