Download the OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion [GM-build]

A month after the fourth developer build  of the operating system OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple opened the developers access to the final version of a new platform for the Mac. Build is available for download via Software Update on a computer lab with an installed version of the OS.

 

Mountain Lion has more than 200 new features, including a completely new applications Communications Center notifications, system-wide function Sharing, Integration with Facebook, voice dialing Dictation, Power Nap, AirPlay Mirroring, Game Center, and enhanced protection as a function of Gatekeeper. Thanks to the service iCloud, mortgaged based OS X, Mountain Lion with greater ease than before, allows you to maintain the relevance of data simultaneously on all digital devices users.

The final version of OS X Mountain Lion or Gold Master, you can now test the registered developers of Apple, as expected, practically no different from the version of the operating system, which will continue to be represented by ordinary users.

 

According to preliminary information , Apple will introduce a new release of the operating system immediately after the announcement of quarterly results, that is July 25. The operating system will be distributed only through the online store Mac App Store for $ 20. The platform requires a Lion or Snow Leopard (OS X version 10.6.8 or later), 2 GB of RAM and 8 GB of available disk space.

 

To download a version of GM-Mountain Lion, must enroll in the program developer Mac Developer Program. Then you can download the OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 from an official Apple site.

Microsoft declared war on Apple competition

Microsoft chairman Steve Ballmer in an interview with CRN, said that the Redmond company, which will release in October, the first devices running Windows 8, "Leaving no stone unturned" in competition with Apple.

 

According to a top manager, Microsoft has a big advantage in productivity, management and company management.

"We are quite clearly said they did not leave open space for Apple.

We will not give Apple any consumer "cloud", or hardware and software innovations.

That will not happen. Not on our eyes, "- said Ballmer.

Microsoft CEO says on opening a new front against Apple shortly after the announcement of Tablet PC Surface. When you create a gadget for the first time the company followed the same approach as the manufacturer of the iPhone and iPad, stuffing and developing software yourself. Yield Surface scheduled for the end of the year.

As reported, Microsoft also announced a new version of the Windows Phone 8, the first device on the basis of which will be available in the fall.

The fall of Apple and Microsoft to measure themselves not only in the tablets. In late July, the operating system's desktop will be released OS X Mountain Lion, and in October debut of Windows 8. Moreover, in September-October, is expected to iOS mobile platform 6, which may appear almost simultaneously with Windows Phone 8.