Mac OS X 10.7.2 Lion May be Released Monday

Citing reliable connections, a Japanese source that has been previously accurate in dishing out Apple rumors is now reporting that Mac OS X 10.7.2 will arrive ahead of the iCloud launch, as well as before iOS 5.

Suggesting that the second incremental update to Lion may arrive as early as tomorrow, Japanese blog Macotakara says both OS X 10.7.2 and iTunes 10.5 will be released before iOS 5.

Apple has scheduled the launch of its latest iOS version for October 12. iCloud is set to debut publicly on the same day.

While there is no confirmation from Cupertino that Mac OS X 10.7.2 will be a system requirement to use all or certain iCloud features, developers have been tasked with testing both, extensively, and in tandem. iOS 5 will be heavily integrated with iCloud as well.