rookie Mountain Lion questions

I have Lion on my Mac Mini. Aside from a compulsive disorder to have the most up to date OS, how important would it be to upgrade to Mountain Lion? How long could I expect Apple to support Lion?

How much of a PITA would it be to upgrade to Mountain Lion? Will software I already have installed like Firefox and VLC integrate seamlessly? Do I go to the bricks and mortar Apple Store to purchase ML (oh snap I don't have an internal optical drive but do have an external DVD/CD drive I use to install Linux on netbooks)? Could I buy ML from the online App Store (or another Apple provided venue) and install it without an optical drive as an upgrade to Lion? How long after release should I hold off for any unintended new release oopsies to be remedied by updates?

Sorry for the Layer 8 ignorance :-)


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