Vacation Blackout Hints at Late July Release for OS X Mountain Lion

Friday June 22, 2012 1:02 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
At its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month, Apple officially announced that OS X Mountain Lion would launch sometime in July through the Mac App Store, carrying a low upgrade price of $19.99 for users of OS X Lion or Snow Leopard. Following the conference keynote, Apple also released a "near-final" version of OS X Mountain Lion to developers for testing purposes.


MacRumors has now heard from several employees at a third-party firm offering technical support for Apple products that their company has imposed a vacation blackout from July 22 through 29, requiring "all hands on deck" in its desktop and portables division to support an unspecified event.

Speculation naturally turns to OS X Mountain Lion as the event in question, although some potential customers may be hoping that new iMac and/or Mac mini hardware could arrive at the same time. Apple scheduled just such a simultaneous hardware/software launch last July, introducing new MacBook Air and Mac mini models alongside OS X Lion.

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KylePowers
97 months ago
Neato burrito.

I'd put money on new iMacs and Mac Minis in July.

13in rMBP in August.

2012 iPhone in September.

Me claiming bankruptcy in October.
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Michaelgtrusa
97 months ago
I happy to see you soon 10.8.
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doelcm82
97 months ago

With only a year to correct a ll of the shot t comings of Lion there is little hope left. With Apple spending so much lof it's time dumbing down the Mac OS I have my doubts of being wowed again.


Because, dammit, computers should be hard to use!
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sweetbrat
97 months ago
The article doesn't say that Apple is requiring all hands on deck.
"MacRumors has now heard from several employees at a third-party firm offering technical support for Apple products that their company has imposed a vacation blackout from July 22 through 29"

Wouldn't that make sense for a new OS release? People will need tech support installing ML and dealing with any problems that go along with it...
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iMcLovin
97 months ago
YES!, let there be a new iMac !!!
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Razorhog
97 months ago
I'm betting it's Mountain Lion and hopefully the new iMac and Mac Mini. The iPhone will wait for a 4th quarter release.
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Jovian9
97 months ago

I have a question.
I just got my rMBP so do I get a free upgrade or would I have to pay another 20.00 for it? Forgot to ask the rep.
New to all of this. Thank you!


Free upgrade.
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eucsstamticc
97 months ago
Apple has already stated on their site that new Macs will qualify for a free upgrade to ML.
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knucklehead
97 months ago

I'm not thinking a downloadable only OS is cause for all employees being on deck and not being able to take vacation in a very popular month for taking vacation.


Perhaps it's so they can all have a chance to tidy up the stores while all the customers are at home downloading ... ?
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xgman
97 months ago

Or is really hinting the iPhone 5...
tum tum tum


I wish. It wouldn't hurt to get that going sooner, but highly doubtful.
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