Today Apple released Mountain Lion, its newest desktop operating system, but users are facing a host of problems as they attempt to download the highly anticipated system.
Apple announced that it would release Mountain Lion today during Tuesday's third quarter earnings call, where they attributed the lower than expected figures to rumors of new products.
The announcement caused excitement in tech circles and Mac fans were on social media in a display of enthusiasm:
If you can get there, it's worth it, according to an an exhaustive 17-page review of the $19.99 operating system. The Next Web reports that Mountain Lion tries to unify Apple's desktop features with its incredibly popular mobile products. Critics are pleased with the results – especially its wallet-friendly pricing – but as users attempted to download the new system this morning, they faced several downloading issues.
For those getting an Error 100, an iOS and OSX developer posted these troubleshooting directions online.
If your redemption code is not working, the MacRumors forum is collecting responses from users with the same problem.
On Twitter, New Mountain Lion users shared their initial takes on the new operating system:
Did you download Mountain Lion? Have any tips on how to work around the bugs? Is it worth the pain? Tell us more...
