Mac OS X Mountain Lion Launch Set On July 25

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Reports have given indications that the Mac OS X Mountain Lion may be launched a day after its earnings call for the recently-ended quarter in the same way it introduced the current version of the OS one day after the quarterly earnings call of the company.

The quarterly earnings call of Apple, where the revenue figures of the company for the April to June quarter is revealed, is scheduled on July 24. Due to this, industry watchers are expecting the Mac OS X Mountain Lion to be introduced by Apple on July 25.

The Mac OS X 10.7 or the Lion was introduced by the company a day after its quarterly earnings call that was held on July 19, 2011.

Prior to its official introduction, the CFO of Apple, Peter Oppenheimer, already announced the Mac OS X 10.7 during the quarterly earnings call.

If the previous practice is followed, the company may unveil the Mac OS X Mountain Lion on July 25. For the moment, the only official announcement made by the company is that the Mac OS X Mountain Lion will make its debut within the month. Devices using the Mac OS X Snow Leopard and the Lion will be upgradeable to the upcoming OS of Apple.

The Mac OS X Mountain Lion will have a price tag of around $20, which is cheaper compared to the Windows 8 of Microsoft and the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Users will be able to download the upgrade from the App Store of Apple although no announcements were made on whether the company will offer the Mac OS X Mountain Lion upgrade through a flash drive or not. The Mac OS X 10.7 Lion was available through physical media for users at $69.

A free upgrade to the Mac OS X Mountain Lion will be available for consumers who purchase a Mac on June 11 and onwards.