Mac OS X Lion descarcat de peste 1 milion de ori in doar o zi

Astazi Apple a anuntat ca noul Mac OS X Lion a fost descarcat de peste 1 milion de ori din Mac App Store de catre posesorii de Mac-uri. Cifra este foarte mare pentru prima zi de disponibilitate si evidentiaza interesul utilizatorilor fata de noul sistem de operare iar daca facem un mic, calcul aflam ca Apple ar fi castigat aproape 30 de milioane de dolari in doar o zi. Desigur ca din aceasta suma scadem persoanele care au cerut ca Mac OS X Lion sa li se ofere gratuit pentru ca au cumparat un Mac in ulltima luna asa ca Apple a ramas cu vreo 20 de milioane in incasari.

CUPERTINO, California—July 21, 2011—Apple® today announced that in just one day, over one million users bought and downloaded Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system. Available through the Mac® App Store™ for $29.99 (US), users are buying Lion faster than any other OS release in Apple’s history.

“Lion is off to a great start, user reviews and industry reaction have been fantastic,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Lion is a huge step forward, it’s not only packed with innovative features but it’s incredibly easy for users to update their Macs to the best OS we’ve ever made.”

Lion introduces more than 250 new features to the Mac, including Multi-Touch® gestures; system-wide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, an innovative view of everything running on your Mac; the Mac App Store, the best place to find and explore great software; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app.

Available in 123 countries, the Mac App Store brings the revolutionary App Store experience to the Mac so you can find great new apps, buy them using your iTunes® account, download and install them in just one step. The Mac App Store offers apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories. Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, see staff favorites, search categories and look up top charts for paid and free apps, as well as user ratings and reviews. The Mac App Store is built right into Lion and available for Snow Leopard® users through Software Update as part of Mac OS X version 10.6.8.

8 COMENTARII

  1. ce aduce nou versiunea finala fata de GM ? Eu am incercat sa il iau din appstore dar pentru ca deja am instalat GM-ul imi spune ca e installed

  2. 2GB de ram pt Lion nu sunt suficienti. Am Mac Air late 2010 cu 2 GB de ram si dupa update merge mult mai greu, se blocheaza aplicatiile, timp de raspuns mai mare cam la orice aplicatie etc. E super ca OS, dar nu prea recomand update-ul pt cei cu 2GB de ram care nu pot fi upgradati. Ma gandesc sa renunt la Lion si sa revin la vechea varianta prin stick-ul de recovery. Ce rahat nu au anuntat ca 2GB de ram nu sunt suficienti nici macar pt email si navigare net, nu mai vb de final cut si alte aplicatii.

    Stiti ceva de un viitor update care sa rezolve consumul de resurse?

    La cei cu 4 GB ram merge bine?