OS X Lion Golden Master Seeded to Developers

Apple appears almost ready to released OS X Lion to the general public. A Golden Master (GM) release of OS X Lion was seeded to developers this afternoon, with a build number of 11A511, according to 9to5Mac.

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A GM release is typically the final build before a piece of software ships to consumers. If no major bugs are found, Lion should be ready for customers. Rumors have suggested that Apple has been waiting for OS X Lion to reach its final state before launching new MacBook Airs. The new MacBook Airs are also expected in July.

Update: Apple has also seeded a GM version of the OS X Lion Server components, Xcode 4.1 Developer Preview 7, and iCloud for OS X Lion Beta 3. Finally, Apple has pushed out a Java for Mac OS X 10.7 release via Software Update.

Update 2: 9 to 5 Mac is reiterating its earlier claim that Lion is tentatively scheduled to launch on Thursday, July 14th, potentially alongside the updated MacBook Air.

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Wayfarer Avatar
168 months ago
Rawwwwrr!

Bring it.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Jerome Morrow Avatar
168 months ago
Apple please bring back frontrow

Same here. I'm one of those 5 guys that actually do use it.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Pentad Avatar
168 months ago
Does anyone know if its a .DMG file? or Installer?
Actually, it's going to be a .RoAR file...


Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all weekend!
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NutsNGum Avatar
168 months ago
Golden Master sounds like some sort of Chinese Restaurant.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
pavelbure Avatar
168 months ago
Hopefully next week it will be out with a option to make a bootable DVD.
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Thunderbird Avatar
168 months ago
I found a major bug on Lion...



Oh wait, he licked it off....never mind.
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