Apple to launch Lion in Summer 2011

Steve Jobs announced the arrival of the next major OS X upgrade- Lion
(after Leopard and Snow Leopard's success), in summer of 2011. He gave
a sneak peak to what Lion would offer. It seems like Apple has made an
effort to bring together Mac OS X and iOS devices like iPhone, iPod and
iPad, in Lion. Lion will have new
features like "Mission
Control", which kinda combines expose and widgets; "Mac App Store",
that will bring the App Store to the Mac where users can download and
use the 1 billion apps available in the store today. I think that is a
very nice addition to the Mac. This move was pretty much anticipated
after the success of the iPad. Apple had to bring the app world
full-fledgedly to the OS X before some other competitor would do the
same. Anyways, the good news is that Mac App Store will be released in
90 days from today, meaning, you don't have to wait for Lion to
release. Another major software leap was the introduction of FaceTime
calling on Macs. Yes! Now, FaceTime video calls can be made from any
Mac to any iPod Touch, Mac or iPhone 4-for free! This new application
for the Mac is available for download today in beta version (for Mac on
Snow Leopard or later). Some other updates like iLife '11, were also
announced at the October 20 Apple Special Event today. These updates
along with the new line of MacBook Air was announced. This is another
leap in the Apple industry, as now, unlike ever before, phone, computer
and entertainment devices will start to sync together in our lives!