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Monday, June 18, 2012, 04:33 pm
Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 software update
Apple on Monday released a software update to the most current seed of Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 one week after pushing out the original beta operating system last week.It is unknown what fixes or upgrades are included in the update as Apple did not provide complete release notes, but the contents could be substantial as the download comes in at a hefty 1.08 GB.
Apple is making the final tweaks to its next generation OS before the software is launched in July.
Developers can access the software update through the Mac App Store.
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I actually wish Apple would stop trying make the OS newer and just make it better. I really don't need any new features. I'm running Lion now but I really don't look at it as any better than Snow Leopard, at least not for my usage patterns. I don't use Launcher or iCloud. Admittedly I have not tried ML even though I am an eligible registered developer.
I looked at the new MBP yesterday and decided I really don't need that either. Although I'm not overly price sensitive, the top of the line model which is what I always buy is insanely expensive. My current MBP is fine. I just don't use it enough to justify replacing it. I'm done with big cats too. Mountain Lions are the same specie as Cougars and Pumas. Lion is the most powerful cat so they should just give up on the cat nomenclature altogether in my opinion. I might buy "The New OS X" but I'll probably pass on ML, at least for the near term. Lord knows Apple will somehow force us to either upgrade or abandon ship, neither of which is an attractive prospect for me.
I actually wish Apple would stop trying make the OS newer and just make it better. I really don't need any new features. I'm running Lion now but I really don't look at it as any better than Snow Leopard, at least not for my usage patterns. I don't use Launcher or iCloud. Admittedly I have not tried ML even though I am an eligible registered developer.
I looked at the new MBP yesterday and decided I really don't need that either. Although I'm not overly price sensitive, the top of the line model which is what I always buy is insanely expensive. My current MBP is fine. I just don't use it enough to justify replacing it. I'm done with big cats too. Mountain Lions are the same specie as Cougars and Pumas. Lion is the most powerful cat so they should just give up on the cat nomenclature altogether in my opinion. I might buy "The New OS X" but I'll probably pass on ML, at least for the near term. Lord knows Apple will somehow force us to either upgrade or abandon ship, neither of which is an attractive prospect for me.
The top of the line MBP is 'insanely expensive'?
Funny, but top of the line MBPs have always been $3000 and up.
The top of the line MBP is 'insanely expensive'?
Funny, but top of the line MBPs have always been $3000 and up.
According to this page the MBP has never been over $3000
http://guides.macrumors.com/MacBook_Pro
According to this page the MBP has never been over $3000
If $2,199 is "$3,000" to some people, then "$2,799" is probably close enough, too.
I actually wish Apple would stop trying make the OS newer and just make it better. I really don't need any new features. I'm running Lion now but I really don't look at it as any better than Snow Leopard, at least not for my usage patterns. I don't use Launcher or iCloud. Admittedly I have not tried ML even though I am an eligible registered developer.
1) don't use Launcher either but they didn't take anything away in order to add it.
2) Apple has been making the OS better and ML is better than Lion. In fact, my complaints about Lion are almost all resolved with ML. I mainly wanted consistency between their desktop and mobile OSes and they've delivered. There change from SL to Lion from Spaces to Mission Control is a step up. I'm sure some "power users" want the old style option that existed for decades but I don't see how that's actually more useful for the average person. Combining Spaces and Exposé into Mission Control was a brilliant move and a feature I finally started using.
According to this page the MBP has never been over $3000
http://guides.macrumors.com/MacBook_Pro
If $2,199 is "$3,000" to some people, then "$2,799" is probably close enough, too.
I just looked at the online store and I see the $2,799 version however they did not seem to offer that model at the my Apple store yeaterday. They were only offering three models and the top of the line was $3,749.00.
$3000 for a laptop is insanely expensive. Apple are good but they aren't that good. In fact this last range of Macbook made me chuckle, who in their right mind is going to spend that kind of money on a 15" laptop...retina or not...who really cares..it's crazy.
$3000 for a laptop is insanely expensive. Apple are good but they aren't that good. In fact this last range of Macbook made me chuckle, who in their right mind is going to spend that kind of money on a 15" laptop...retina or not...who really cares..it's crazy.
See? Told you. Some people think $2,199 = $3,000.
Really hoping this fixed two major Apple apps, which have been broken for me since last update...
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Mail got some sort of update, as evidenced by me having to update my database again. I don't know what it was, though. Maybe it's the previewing of iTunes links like iOS 6 gets.