OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion drops today

Apples third quarter earnings report for 2012 was filled with large numbers and congratulatory back-patting. What interests us though is the fact that OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is being released today, 25 July. Thanks for dropping that, Q3 2012 earnings report.

Users can visit the Mac app store right now and download the update for a paltry US$20. In OS X 10.8, users can now get iCloud functionality, Messages (as in the exact same service available on iOS), Reminders, Notes, access to a notification center and a shit load more. In fact, every update simply takes the best part of iOS and shoehorns it into Mountain Lion. Here’s how to upgrade if you don’t already know how.