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OS X Mountain Lion Out Tomorrow
Apple revealed in its third quarter earnings release today that OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion will be released tomorrow, July 25th. "As a quick recap, the $19.99 software update brings a handful of iOS features to Macs, including the notes and reminders apps. It adds a few other things, like Twitter integration, Apple's Game Center and iMessage services. There's also a new security feature called Gatekeeper, designed to fend off malware by controlling what applications can and cannot be installed." The release also noted that iOS 6 will be coming out this fall, and that the company sold 17 million iPads in the third quarter, up 84% from sales in the third quarter of last year.
Here's the text of my letter to Tim Cook. After 12 years as an Apple customer, I'm done. Luckily, my Mac Pro will run Windows just fine. I'd go the Linux route but pro audio on that platform isn't happening. Mr Cook, I am writing to express my dismay at Apple's refusal to support the Mac Pro 1,1 with the upcoming Mountain Lion release. When I bought this machine, I distinctly remember a flashy badge on your website proclaiming the machine was "64 bit", now I hear the machine can't run ML because it isn't 64 bit. Please tell me which is true? I don't see any way Apple can legally claim a machine is 64 bit and then 5 years later say, "oh, we didn't mean that kind of 64 bit". As I'm sure you're aware, this machine is still perfectly capable and I'm very disappointed that Apple has decided to stop supporting it, especially given it's status as the top of the line Apple workstation, with a premium price tag attached. I had no plans to upgrade any time soon, especially as your current Mac Pro offerings are somewhat long in the tooth. Now my dilemma is whether I should stick with Apple at all. A premium product, with a significant monetary investment, demands premium support from the vendor. Apple abandoning this machine makes me question Apple's values regarding it's professional customers. After all, why pay more for a top of the line product given the knowledge that your company may decide to drop development for it at any time?