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Pro&Cons of upgrading 2009 iMac from Snow Leopard to Mavericks?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacLicious" data-source="post: 1557411" data-attributes="member: 133300"><p>Seeing in this thread there was some discussion about why Apple was giving Mavericks away for free, I found these online.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">From Apple's Website: </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">"OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">SAN FRANCISCO—October 22, 2013—Apple® today announced that OS X® Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available for free from the Mac App Store℠. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings iBooks® and Maps to the Mac®, includes a new version of Safari®, enhances multi-display support, introduces Finder® Tabs and Tags and delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">“Mavericks is an incredible release, which introduces significant new apps and features, while also improving the performance and battery life of your Mac,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “We want every Mac user to experience the latest features, the most advanced technologies, and the strongest security. We believe the best way to do this is to begin a new era of personal computing software where OS upgrades are free.”</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">I found this online from Digital Trends:</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">"Yes, that’s right – free! Apple has always worked on a faster update cycle than Microsoft, and this has traditionally resulted in small leaps forward sold for between $20 and $30 dollars. The company has decided that that no longer makes sense, particularly since iOS updates are free of charge; from now on OS X will be distributed the same way. Anyone running OS X Snow Leopard or later can download the new version of OS X without paying a cent.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Users who have an older version of OS X will first need to purchase Snow Leopard, which is $19.99 on Apple’s official store. </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Compatibility</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Updates to OS X often come alongside the sun-setting of older Macs which lack the features and processing power required to run the latest incarnation. Such a move would certainly sting with Mavericks, considering it’s free, but Apple hasn’t knocked any new hardware off its list of supported devices with this update. If your Mac can run Mountain Lion, it can run Mavericks."</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Read more: <a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/mac-os-x-mavericks-what-to-know/#ixzz2nvTC7bdm" target="_blank">OS X Mavericks: Everything You Need To Know | Digital Trends</a> </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Follow us: @digitaltrends on Twitter | digitaltrendsftw on Facebook</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacLicious, post: 1557411, member: 133300"] Seeing in this thread there was some discussion about why Apple was giving Mavericks away for free, I found these online. [COLOR="DarkRed"]From Apple's Website: "OS X Mavericks Available Today Free from the Mac App Store SAN FRANCISCO—October 22, 2013—Apple® today announced that OS X® Mavericks, the 10th major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available for free from the Mac App Store℠. With more than 200 new features, OS X Mavericks brings iBooks® and Maps to the Mac®, includes a new version of Safari®, enhances multi-display support, introduces Finder® Tabs and Tags and delivers new core technologies for breakthrough power efficiency and performance. “Mavericks is an incredible release, which introduces significant new apps and features, while also improving the performance and battery life of your Mac,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “We want every Mac user to experience the latest features, the most advanced technologies, and the strongest security. We believe the best way to do this is to begin a new era of personal computing software where OS upgrades are free.” [/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]I found this online from Digital Trends: "Yes, that’s right – free! Apple has always worked on a faster update cycle than Microsoft, and this has traditionally resulted in small leaps forward sold for between $20 and $30 dollars. The company has decided that that no longer makes sense, particularly since iOS updates are free of charge; from now on OS X will be distributed the same way. Anyone running OS X Snow Leopard or later can download the new version of OS X without paying a cent. Users who have an older version of OS X will first need to purchase Snow Leopard, which is $19.99 on Apple’s official store. Compatibility Updates to OS X often come alongside the sun-setting of older Macs which lack the features and processing power required to run the latest incarnation. Such a move would certainly sting with Mavericks, considering it’s free, but Apple hasn’t knocked any new hardware off its list of supported devices with this update. If your Mac can run Mountain Lion, it can run Mavericks." Read more: [url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/mac-os-x-mavericks-what-to-know/#ixzz2nvTC7bdm]OS X Mavericks: Everything You Need To Know | Digital Trends[/url] Follow us: @digitaltrends on Twitter | digitaltrendsftw on Facebook[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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