‘Apple to Take on Windows 8 With OS X Mountain Lion’
/Paul ‘Supersite’ Thurrott on the OS X Mountain Lion release:
There were absolutely no rumors to indicate such a release was coming, and given the timing, one can logically assume that Apple is trying to steal some thunder from Microsoft’s eagerly-awaited Windows 8.
Apple CEO Tim Cook to the Wall Street Journal:
I don’t really think anything Microsoft does puts pressure on Apple
Who to believe, who to believe…
I bet Mountain Lion ships well before Windows 8. But! While Microsoft has been trying to get Office and Windows Phone 7 out, Apple has been sitting on it's hands so… not really a fair fight.