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Mac OS X Mountain Lion Already on 3.2 Percent of Macs

Since its Wednesday debut, Mountain Lion has found its way to 3.2 percent of all Macs, according to stats from Chitika.

July 27, 2012

Mac users have been eager to upgrade to Mountain Lion. Since its Wednesday debut, the revamped OS has found its way to 3.2 percent of all Macs, according to stats from mobile ad firm Chitika.

"With 3.2 percent of all Mac users upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion in the first 48 hours, Apple's latest operating system stands to do much better than its predecessor OS X Lion, which experienced only a 14 percent market share after 3 months on the market," Chitika said in a blog post.

The relatively low $19.99 price point and impressive upgrades probably helped drive Mountain Lion sales, Chitika speculated. Mac OS X Lion was sold for $29 last year. Those who purchased a new Mac on or after June 11 .

More than 45 percent of Mac users are still using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Chitika said. About 13.56 percent are running Mac OS X 10.5, while 2.75 percent are fighting the good fight on Mac OS X 10.4. Anyone using 10.6.6 and up is eligible for the Mountain Lion upgrade.

"Those who skipped the upgrade to Lion, which had mixed reviews, may be more inclined to make the jump to Mountain Lion," Chitika said.

The revamped OS includes more than 200 new features, from iCloud integration to a new silent updating option known as Power Nap, as well as 1,700 new APIs. On the iCloud front, Mountain Lion will make it easier for users to sync documents between Macs and iOS devices.

Also, Apple's popular iMessage service has displaced the venerable iChat on Mountain Lion. The result is a cross-platform service that lets users on Macs, iPhones, and iPads chat with each other.

For more, check out and 10 Things You Need to Know About Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.