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The Lion roars to 1 Million downloads on day 1

July 24th, 2011 by Joseph Ruthaford

So Apple in just one day announced they have seen over 1 million users purchase and download the Mac OS X Lion, which is the eight major OS that Apple has launched. The price tag for this lovely OS, $29.99 through the Mac app store and a physical release due sometime next month for around $69.99.
“Lion is off to a great start, user reviews and industry reaction have been fantastic,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Lion is a huge step forward, it’s not only packed with innovative features but it’s incredibly easy for users to update their Macs to the best OS we’ve ever made.”

Lion introduces more than 250 new features to the Mac, including Multi-Touch® gestures; system-wide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, an innovative view of everything running on your Mac; the Mac App Store, the best place to find and explore great software; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app.

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2. Lion has come to rule the Mac world
3. The Lion roars onto Mac Pro and Mac Airs
4. New Mac update, required for the Lion upgrade
5. Much anticipated Loin X launch this Wednesday?