Noul OS X Mountain Lion poate fi descarcat de catre dezvoltatori direct din Mac App Store si toti cei care l-au instalat au aflat ca sistemul Software Update va deveni istorie peste doar cateva luni de zile. Apple nu a specificat acest lucru in documentatia pentru noul OS X Mountain Lion insa intr-un briefing facut celor de la Pocket-lint a admis ca sistemul Software Update va fi scos din OS X. Apple va construi in Mac App Store un sistem care ne va anunta cand exista update-uri pentru OS X sau aplicatiile instalate in el, totul foarte simplu si usor de utilizat.
Explaining to Pocket-lint in a behind-closed-doors briefing for the new developer preview of Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Apple has told us that the new method will offer updates to the OS and Apple applications in a similar way to how it does on iOS via the App Store, but in this case via the Mac App Store. It also presumably means that all Apple users will be required to set up an Apple account to access software updates in the future, as well as to encourage users to keep the Mac App Store logo on their Dock to easily see when updates appear, although that has yet to be confirmed or set in stone – It is still early days for the developer preview.
De ce a luat Apple aceasta decizie? Pentru a face OS X-ul cat mai asemanator cu iOS-ul si pentru a nu mai genera confuzie in randul utilizatorilor care trec de la iOS la Mac OS X. Deocamdata doar cei care au OS X Mountain Lion pot testa noul sistem al companiei Apple si cei care au Mac OS X Lion vor ramane in continuare cu sistemul Software Update dupa ce Mountain Lion va fi disponibil in Mac App Store.