The last OS 'Mac OS X Lion / Mountain Lion' sold by Apple for a fee is now available for free download



The Mac OS 'OS X Lion ' developed by Apple and launched for a fee in 2011 and its successor version ' OS X Mountain Lion ' are now free and can be freely downloaded from the distribution page. It became clear.

Mac OS X Lion Installer
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2077

Mac OS X Mountain Lion Installer
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2076

Apple veröffentilcht kostenlose Installer für OS X Lion und Mountain Lion --Macwelt
https://www.macwelt.de/tipps/Apple-veroeffentilcht-kostenlose-Installer-fuer-OS-X-Lion-und-Mountain-Lion-11053764.html

The latest OS for Mac ' macOS Monterey ' was just announced in June 2021, but all versions were distributed for a fee until OS X Mountain Lion released on July 25, 2012. After 'OS X Mavericks ' distributed in 2013, it was distributed free of charge, but some users use software that only works on compatible OS, so it is distributed for $ 19.99 (2440 yen). I had installed OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion.

However, on June 23, 2021, Apple switched the two operating systems to free distribution and is offering them to all users. The system requirements required to install OS X Lion are as follows.

· Mac computer with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
・ OS X Snow Leopard v10.6.6 to v10.6.8
・ 2GB RAM
・ 7GB free hard drive space



The system requirements for installing OS X Mountain Lion are as follows:

-OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion is already installed
・ 2GB RAM
・ 8GB or more free hard drive space



In addition, the terminals on which OS X Mountain Lion can be installed are as follows.

・ IMac (Mid 2007-2020)
・ MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum or Early 2009 or later)
・ MacBook Pro (Mid / Late 2007 or later)
・ MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
・ Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
・ Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
・ Xserve (Early 2009)

It's unclear why Apple distributed these older operating systems for free, but Apple often supports older operating systems.

in Software, Posted by log1p_kr