14 DAY TRIAL // Code strings from the Messages Beta application released by Apple this week suggest that users will require OS X Mountain Lion should they want to continue to use the service when the beta ends.
Sifting trough the code that makes up Apple’s Messages application, Consomac discovered that the end of the beta trial will pop up the following message on users’ screens:
Thank you for participating in the Messages Beta program. With the inclusion of Messages in OS X Mountain Lion, the Messages Beta program has ended.
To continue using Messages, please visit the Mac App Store and purchase OS X Mountain Lion.
The message indisputably suggests that the final version of the Messages app will be restricted to Mountain Lion. The beta app is only intended for testing purposes on existing Mac configurations before Mountain Lion ships this summer.