“In migrating from OS X Lion to Mountain Lion, the ninth significant release of OS X in 11 years, Apple takes the Mac on a path that will look awfully familiar to users of the iPad and iPhone,” Edward C. Baig reports for USA Today. “But the added features should please the Mac faithful just the same.”
“Users of the iPad and iPhone will recognize in Mountain Lion such iOS fixtures as Notification Center, Notes, Reminders, Game Center, Messages, Dictation and AirPlay Mirroring.,” Baig reports. “Among the updated features, I’m keen on Twitter and especially Facebook integration, plus improvements in the Safari Web browser. Throughout the operating system, Apple has placed a handy ‘share’ button within apps, making it simple to share photos, videos, Web links and documents, with different options depending on the app. Mountain Lion is also the first version of OS X to come out since Apple introduced its iCloud service.”
Baig reports, “I’ve been testing Mountain Lion on a MacBook Pro loaner laptop. I also upgraded my own second-generation MacBook Air laptop, which was previously running Lion. My verdict: The collective changes in Mountain Lion are worth the relatively modest $19.99 price to upgrade, though you’ll have to wait for some features. For example, the ability to display and keep your Facebook friends data fresh in the newly renamed Contacts app — it had been called the Address Book — comes as part of another software update this fall.”
“Apple has committed to a roughly once-a-year upgrade path with OS X, so don’t be surprised if next year, Mac software resembles iOS software that much more,” Baig reports. “In the meantime, Mountain Lion is one big cat that you’ll want on your computer.”
Read more in the full review here.
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And it looks like I won’t lose the use of any older peripherals on it! Score!