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Will Mountain Lion be a free update to Lion 10.7?

Hi, I currently have OSX Lion 10.7.2 and was wondering if Mountain Lion will be a free update or paid. Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Feb 16, 2012 3:46 PM

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Posted on Feb 16, 2012 3:47 PM

I doubt it. It will probably be a paid upgrade but I haven't seen any definite yet.

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Feb 16, 2012 8:44 PM in response to mntwins7

I strongly believe that this will be a free upgrade for all SUPPORTED Macs already on Mac OS X Lion. Apple has moved their focus to iOS like updates for Mac. All SUPPORTED iOS devices are upgraded free. Also, Apple has started "syncing" iOS and Mac OS with iCloud (Gamecenter, iMessage, Reminders, Notes, etc.). Finally, as Apple mentioned in their Mountain Lion video it has been less than a year since the release of Lion. There is one more thing, Apple did not have a media event for this upgrade (yet) so, it's most likely not a big deal.

Feb 16, 2012 11:53 PM in response to stampercd

Its a big deal for me sadly, Lion is still somewhat buggy and I fear it always will be, and now 10.8 comes along, I don't want my main machine to be part of the IOS family. For myself its time to move on from Apple. Great machines but I liked OS X being different to IOS, now the line between both is far to blurred and seeing the same thing on every machine almost is not what I personally want, this is not innovation in my mind just assimilation, time to look for something else why my iMac still has some value.

Feb 17, 2012 12:14 AM in response to killhippie

killhippie wrote:


Its a big deal for me sadly, Lion is still somewhat buggy and I fear it always will be, and now 10.8 comes along, I don't want my main machine to be part of the IOS family. For myself its time to move on from Apple. Great machines but I liked OS X being different to IOS, now the line between both is far to blurred and seeing the same thing on every machine almost is not what I personally want, this is not innovation in my mind just assimilation, time to look for something else why my iMac still has some value.

Then please be realistic. The announcement just came out and people are already arguing over the cost or if it will be free. That will be well down the track. Just get on with using either Lion or Snow Leopard, whatever you prefer and worry about ML when it is released!


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