OS X: Apple Reports Record-Breaking Download Numbers for Mountain Lion

By Karla Robinson
July 31, 2012

In its first four days of availability, Apple’s new OS X Mountain Lion operating system is setting new download records.
“The operating system has topped three million App Store downloads since last week’s launch,” reports VentureBeat. “This makes it the most successful OS for the Cupertino, California Mac maker’s history. The news comes days after hearing that Mountain Lion represented 3 percent of all Mac Internet traffic.”
“Just a year after the incredibly successful introduction of Lion, customers have downloaded Mountain Lion over three million times in just four days, making it the most successful release ever,” notes Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller.
As previously reported on ETCentric, features of OS X 10.8 include the new Messages app, Notification Center, tighter iOS integration, system-wide Sharing, iCoud integration, Dictation, AirPlay Mirroring and Game Center. Facebook integration is expected in an upcoming update, according to Apple.
“Today’s announcement only confirms what others were saying after the $20 Mountain Lion upgrade became available: the new OS is on track to be the best version of OS X, bringing Apple $38 million and climbing in new revenue,” notes VentureBeat.

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