Can I download 'Mountain Lion'within a few weeks, when available, without downloading 'Lion' first? I'm still working with 'Snow Leopard.

Can I download Mountain Lion' when available without downloading 'Lion' first? I'm still working with 'Snow Leopard'.

Yes.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion - http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade
Mac OS X: System requirements for Mountain Lion (10.8) - http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
Lion and Mountain Lion application compatibility - http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

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    I know that Apple can't preannounce product but I don't understand why the MacBook Pro still ships with Snow Leopard when Lion available and ships with the MacBook Air. Will the MacBook Pro be upgradeable to Lion?

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    What's the URL of the page?
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    After downloading Lion the noise level of (what I believe to be ) the fans increased. A humming noise which did not exist with Snow Leopard. Any ideas how to reduce this noise?

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