OS X Mountain Lion, Apple’s next major update for the Mac operating system will ship on Wednesday, July 25. Like Lion, Mountain Lion will be available as a download through the Mac App Store.
Apple confirms Mountain Lion shipping on July 25
The announcement came along with the release of Apple’s third fiscal quarter earnings report where the company said it brought in US$35 billion in revenue with a net profit of $8.8 billion.
Mountain Lion will include several features borrowed from iOS for the iPad such as Notification Center and Reminders, includes system-wide app-level support for Twitter and Facebook, offers tighter integration with iCloud, includes the new iMessages app, Gatekeeper for better app security, and more.
OS X Mountain Lion is priced at US$19.99 and will be available for download through Apple’s Mac App Store.