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Apple Makes OS X Lion and Mountain Lion Free to Download Wednesday June 30, 2021 12:19 pm PDT by Juli Clover Apple recently dropped the $19.99 fee for OS X Lion and Mountain Lion, making the older Mac updates free to download, reports Macworld . os x mountain lion macs 16x9 2 Apple has kept OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion available for customers who have machines limited to the older software, but until recently, Apple was charging $19.99 to get download codes for the updates. As of last week, these updates no longer require a fee, and can be downloaded from the OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion support documents on Apple's website. Mac OS X Lion is compatible with Macs that have an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor, a minimum of 2GB RAM, and 7GB storage space. Mac OS X Mountain Lion is compatible with the following Macs: * iMac (Mid 2007-2020) * MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) * MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) * MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) * Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) * Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) * Xserve (Early 2009) Macs that shipped with Mac OS X Mavericks or later are not compatible with the installer, however. The $19.99 fee dates back to when Apple used to charge for Mac updates. Apple began making Mac updates free with the launch of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, which also marked the shift from big cat names to California landmark names. Mavericks was free to download, and Apple has not charged for Mac software since then outside of the legacy Lion and Mountain Lion updates. Apple also used to have OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard available for a fee, but it is no longer purchasable. Tag: OS X [ 56 comments ] Top Rated Comments Unregistered 4U Avatar Unregistered 4U 3 hours ago at 12:26 pm Just another money grabbing move from Apple! (you KNOW someone's going to spin it that way :) Forcing people to buy old Macs in order to use the FREE software. We're ONTO you, Apple! Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree) dannyyankou Avatar dannyyankou 3 hours ago at 12:23 pm Thanks? Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree) ZipZilla Avatar ZipZilla 3 hours ago at 12:35 pm Should have downloads for every OS so people can use old computers. At least Snow Leopard Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree) adcx64 Avatar adcx64 3 hours ago at 12:24 pm Great news knowing I won't have to pirate it 10 years from now when those Macs become retro enough for me to have fun with. Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree) justperry Avatar justperry 3 hours ago at 12:26 pm Should have all OS X/macOS versions available for download.:) Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree) brunerd Avatar brunerd 3 hours ago at 12:41 pm And just the other day I was lamenting the fact I didn't have a proper installer for 10.7... OMG - Naming conventions Apple, plz! [INDENT] Attachment Image Attachment Image Attachment Image Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree) Read All Comments Top Stories General Snapcaht Apps Feature 2General Snapcaht Apps Feature 2 Snapchat Aware of Latest App Store Update Causing App Crash, Promises Fix Soon [Updated] Monday June 28, 2021 7:35 am PDT by Sami Fathi Snapchat's support account today confirmed on Twitter that its latest App Store update, pushed less than one day ago, is causing widespread issues for users, specifically causing the app to crash a few seconds after launch. 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