OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion - the Ars Technica review

Where Lion stumbled, Mountain Lion regroups and forges ahead.

About My Mountain Lion Review

As I have for the past 13 years (yikes!), I wrote a review of the latest major release of the Mac operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, for Ars Technica. There are several ways to read it.

The Marco.org Review of John Siracusa’s Review of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion – Marco.org

With Apple now targeting an annual release cycle for OS X, we might now also expect annual Siracusa reviews. While this prospect is a treat for geeks, it may drive John Siracusa into an early, stress-induced retirement.

Daring Fireball: Mountain Lion

That mindset and development schedule — “What can we do to make this nicer by next year?” — may well be the most important thing from iOS that Apple has taken back to the Mac.

Mountain Lion and the Simplification of OS X — Shawn Blanc

That a piece of software — let alone an entire operating system — can progress and add functionality while staying simple is nothing short of a design miracle.

Calculating Value in Apple’s Upgraded Software - David Pogue

…a gentle, thoughtful upgrade.

Mountain Lion: The MacStories Review

The key to understanding Mountain Lion… is the rapid pace of development that Apple now sees as the cornerstone of familiarity and user experience across iOS and OS X devices.

MacInTouch - OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” Review

Apple’s 2012 update to the Mac operating system has arrived. OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” is designed to make an all-Apple “ecosystem” the best possible consumer experience. This is both its strength and its weakness.

Mountain Lion: Apple gets its operating systems in sync - Macworld

See also: MacWorld’s video review

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the Little Details - TidBits

Rather than write yet another comprehensive review, we want to touch on features and shortcuts that you might not easily encounter on your own — or that we think are so cool they deserve mention.