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Fisher Capital Management: Apple introduces Mountain Lion OS
Fisher Capital Management: Apple introduces Mountain Lion OS
Fisher Capital Management news: Apple has launched a preview version of their new desktop operating system that has several features taken from their iOS.
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02/03/2012
Fisher Capital Management news: Apple has launched a preview version of their new desktop operating system that has several features taken from their iOS. The update is already available to Mac developers but end users still have to wait for late summer in order to upgrade (just so users won't fall into a scam about an early chance to update).
Instead of the expected Mac OS X, Apple dubbed this version update as the Mountain Lion. Apple might be the biggest name in the smartphone sector but its PC market share is still relatively small so they are trying to tie the two together in an attempt to sell more desktops.
Mountain Lion will include a new app called Messages (replacing iChat) that will enable users to send unlimited video, images and messages from a Mac to a fellow Apple device or to another Mac. Also, this new OS version will include Twitter integration, enabling users to directly tweet from Photo Booth and Safari.
This is the first OS for Mac that's created with the cloud in mind. Over a hundred million users have accounts on iCloud and Mountain Lion aims to simplify the setting up of iCloud and the access of documents across all your Apple devices.
Mac OS X 10.8 (or simply, Mountain Lion) has more features from its mobile counterpart, iOS. According to Apple, a new security tool, named Gatekeeper, safeguards the Mac from malware by giving the user more control on what programs can be downloaded and installed.
Although certain information of these services differ among firms, they basically focus on storing files on servers rather than just in the local HDD. In this way, the data can be accessed by multiple devices over the web.
Both of them appears to be going on the road to syncing their desktop and mobile systems, though Apple focuses more on attempting to make them 'feel' the same while Microsoft's take is to make them 'look' the same.
Apple seems to be focusing on China as well and they have actually seen their sales double last year. In this new OS version, certain features are included especially for Chinese users. It includes an option to use Baidu as the browser's default search engine and an option to upload a video directly to Tudou or Youku.
Starting up Mountain Lion for the first time, users will be asked to key in their iCloud details so that content can be readily shared among various Apple gadgets -- this is notwithstanding a high chance of having your details end up in a scam scheme. For instance, when wrote something in the Notes app of your iPhone, the same will be available on your Notes app in the Mac desktop.
Cook affirms that iPad is cannibalizing some Mac though it certainly is eating more from Windows.
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