[Macworld]

Post your comments for Mountain Lion to ship in July for $20 here

[imwesley]

I need to upgrade soon so I can convert my MobileMe account to iCloud. Any chance of a free upgrade to Mountain Lion if I upgrade to Lion now?

[kootenayrednecketpb]

Should have been free, since there just adding features that they hadn't finished on time for Lion when it was released.

[sportyguy209]

<Should have been free, since there just adding features that they hadn't finished on time for Lion when it was released.>

Come on. It's only $20 while IOS on iPhone and iPad are free. What would Microsoft charge for such an operating system? I don't know how many of the new features I'm going to enjoy, but I dare say, I'll get more than my money's worth out of it.

[NE1956WS]

sportyguy209, on 11 June 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

<Should have been free, since there just adding features that they hadn't finished on time for Lion when it was released.>

Come on. It's only $20 while IOS on iPhone and iPad are free. What would Microsoft charge for such an operating system? I don't know how many of the new features I'm going to enjoy, but I dare say, I'll get more than my money's worth out of it.

100% agree. Micro$oft never ever came near these upgrade prices, which is why I'm an Apple Fan Boy since 1988.

[LeTap]

Interestingly enough, the price for OSX ML Server is also quoted as $19.99.

[ScottContrerasKoterbaycs66]

You know what I find interesting? That Snow Leopard will be upgradeable to Mountain Lion for only $20, while Lion is still $30.

[pihlenfe]

Wondering what the minimum CPU requirements will be for MountainLion?
*NOTE: The min CPU for Lion = Intel Core 2 Duo.

[FlopTech]

kootenayrednecketpb, on 11 June 2012 - 11:35 AM, said:

Should have been free, since there just adding features that they hadn't finished on time for Lion when it was released.

You could say that about Windows 7 too. Service pack for Vista.
Especially the Super Ultimate Mega WubWub edition.

This post has been edited by FlopTech: 11 June 2012 - 12:01 PM

[bastion]

pihlenfe, on 11 June 2012 - 12:00 PM, said:

Wondering what the minimum CPU requirements will be for MountainLion?
*NOTE: The min CPU for Lion = Intel Core 2 Duo.

Public information available so far is that Core 2 Duos will still, abstractly, be supported but that there are other filtering conditions beyond the CPU. So, for example, my 2GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook is not ML-ready, but my 2GHz Core 2 Duo mini is.

[jescott418]

NE1956WS, on 11 June 2012 - 11:55 AM, said:

sportyguy209, on 11 June 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

<Should have been free, since there just adding features that they hadn't finished on time for Lion when it was released.>

Come on. It's only $20 while IOS on iPhone and iPad are free. What would Microsoft charge for such an operating system? I don't know how many of the new features I'm going to enjoy, but I dare say, I'll get more than my money's worth out of it.

100% agree. Micro$oft never ever came near these upgrade prices, which is why I'm an Apple Fan Boy since 1988.

But then I can gain new features without having to buy a new OS with Windows, just saying. I have used Windows XP and still get updates free. I can
gain access to much of Microsoft's product updates without upgrading the OS. I don't think Apple is doing that well. Considering iCloud is not supported in Snow Leopard. I can use Skydrive and Hotmail with Windows XP without a problem. I'm not liking paying Apple for refreshes when that's really all they are.
Plus having to do this in order to use services that Apple deems important but not important enough for them to offer across their operating systems and hardware? You think this is better?

[whitedog]

jescott418, on 11 June 2012 - 12:16 PM, said:

NE1956WS, on 11 June 2012 - 11:55 AM, said:

sportyguy209, on 11 June 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

<Should have been free, since there just adding features that they hadn't finished on time for Lion when it was released.>

Come on. It's only $20 while IOS on iPhone and iPad are free. What would Microsoft charge for such an operating system? I don't know how many of the new features I'm going to enjoy, but I dare say, I'll get more than my money's worth out of it.

100% agree. Micro$oft never ever came near these upgrade prices, which is why I'm an Apple Fan Boy since 1988.

But then I can gain new features without having to buy a new OS with Windows, just saying. I have used Windows XP and still get updates free. I can
gain access to much of Microsoft's product updates without upgrading the OS. I don't think Apple is doing that well. Considering iCloud is not supported in Snow Leopard. I can use Skydrive and Hotmail with Windows XP without a problem. I'm not liking paying Apple for refreshes when that's really all they are.
Plus having to do this in order to use services that Apple deems important but not important enough for them to offer across their operating systems and hardware? You think this is better?

The differences are uneven and don't really line up for any kind of real comparison. One important thing you overlooked, however, is that you cannot upgrade to Windows 7 from XP without a great deal of trouble, which has discouraged many enterprise users from doing so. And you won't be able to upgrade to Windows 8 except from Windows 7. But you could upgrade easily, if not explicitly, at least in fact to Snow Leopard from Tiger, skipping Leopard. And you can again, in fact, upgrade to Lion from Leopard, though I haven't tried that one, if you get your hands on a copy of the Lion installer. Likewise, you will be able to upgrade to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard, skipping Lion - though this is new news today. So, not only are OS X upgrades less expensive than Windows, they are substantially easier to do.

Admittedly, backwards compatibility in OS X is spotty, due to a number of factors. And there are many Intel Macs that do support Lion, including my own five year old Mac Pro, that won't, as things stand now, support Mountain Lion. If it weren't for that unfortunate fact, I would find the Mountain Lion upgrade a no-brainer, as it will presumably "fix" some of the incomplete features in Lion.

[tbouttell]

Nothing earth shattering here. I can see why it's only twenty bucks.
They should have called it Ocelot or Kodkod though.

[HailCaesar]

For $20!!! Cant wait to upgrade. MS will charge an arm and a leg for an update like this.