Apple: 3M copies of Mountain Lion out in 4 days
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A customer looks at the new OS X Mountain Lion operating system at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Apple Inc. released its new operating system for Mac computers on Wednesday, with features borrowed from mobile devices and a tighter integration with online file storage. Dubbed Mountain Lion, the new software narrows the gap between the PC and phone software packages, making Mac personal computers work more like iPhones and iPads. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A customer looks at the new OS X Mountain Lion operating system at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Apple Inc. released its new operating system for Mac computers on Wednesday, with features borrowed from mobile devices and a tighter integration with online file storage. Dubbed Mountain Lion, the new software narrows the gap between the PC and phone software packages, making Mac personal computers work more like iPhones and iPads. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
NEW YORK >> Apple says Mac users downloaded 3 million copies of Mountain Lion, its latest operating system, in the first four days it was available.
That makes it the fastest launch of an Apple operating system ever, the company says. It released Mountain Lion Wednesday.
Apple charges $20 for the software. That pays for downloads for all of a buyer’s personal computers.
Apple also provides the OS for free to buyers who bought a Mac on or after June 11.
Mountain Lion brings features from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac. The enhancements include tight integration with Apple’s online storage service, iCloud, and a “Notification Center” that shows incoming mail, calendar reminders and other events.
