Just prior to its quarterly earnings call, Apple issued a press release trumpeting the latest financial results. In the release, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “We’ve also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall. We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we’ve got in the pipeline.” Mountain Lion is being distributed exclusively through the Mac App Store, and costs just $19.99. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to Appear Tomorrow, 25 July 2012
by Jeff Carlson 
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Make the move to Mountain Lion with Joe Kissell's expert advice! Sort out compatibility issues, deal with Apple IDs, make a suitable backup, and pick your upgrade plan—including a clean install. You'll also learn about key post-upgrade tasks, what to do if something goes terribly wrong, and how to "upgrade" to Mountain Lion while moving from an older Mac or Windows PC.
Join Mac expert Matt Neuburg as you make the most of Mountain Lion's major new features, including Notifications, Documents in the Cloud, and improved Auto Save/Versions. Plus, learn to customize Mountain Lion and get help with finding files, launching apps, managing windows, handling user accounts, and more.