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Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4

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On 2014-03-10, David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>
>> In message <1li8s3n.ocrm8tmh5wjfN%paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink> 
>>   paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink <paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink> wrote:
>> >  I didn't want to upgrade to OSX 9
>> 
>> Don't do that. The version number is 10.9. The same applies to the rest
>> of your post.
>> 
>> > did go first to software update, which only gave me an
>> > option of Mavericks,
>> 
>> No, Software update would most certainly *not* give you an option of
>> Mavericks on a machine running 10.8. You did it wrong.
>
> For those running Mountain Lion (also Snow Leopard and Lion if the
> computer is compatible), the Updates tab in App Store contains what I
> would describe as a banner advertisement for Mavericks, with a "Free
> upgrade" button. It is separate from the list of app updates, and from
> the list of Software Updates (in Mountain Lion).
>
> Choosing Software Update from the Apple menu on Mountain Lion invokes
> App Store and shows the Updates tab, therefore I can understand someone
> on Mountain Lion not paying enough attention and thinking Mavericks is a
> regular software update.

That's exactly what I suspect happened to the OP.

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System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink - 2014-03-08 17:45 -0600
  Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-09 00:14 +0000
    Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink - 2014-03-08 18:35 -0600
      Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 billy@MIX.COM - 2014-03-09 00:55 +0000
        Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-03-09 16:20 -0400
        Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink - 2014-03-09 19:21 -0600
      Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-09 11:45 -0400
  Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-09 00:55 +0000
  Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-09 01:18 +0000
    Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 paulfuchs@spamain'tkosher.oink - 2014-03-09 13:20 -0600
      Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-09 20:44 +0000
      Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 23:10 +0000
        Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-03-10 14:45 +1300
          Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-10 15:31 +0000
  Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 07:25 +0000
    Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-03-09 10:42 -0500
    Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-09 15:58 +0000
      Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-09 23:05 +0000
        Re: System Upgrade from 10.8 to 10.8.4 me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-10 02:12 +0000

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