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21 October 2010 ,
Written by Dhruv Tanwar
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Apple has provided a sneak peek of Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of its operating system that ships next summer.
Lion draws inspiration from numerous iPad’s software innovations, inlcuding the Mac App Store for desktop apps, Launchpad where all Mac apps would be housed, and system-wide support for full screen apps. Also included are Mission Control, which unifies Exposé, Dashboard, Spaces and full screen apps into a new view of everything running on the Mac, allowing instant navigation.
“Lion brings many of the best ideas from iPad back to the Mac, plus some fresh new ones like Mission Control that Mac users will really like,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Lion has a ton of new features, and we hope the few we had time to preview today will give users a good idea of where we are headed.” |