Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!us.feeder.erje.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!panix!not-for-mail From: Bread Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Mavericks update Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 09:01:59 -0700 Organization: lined up neatly Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <5ZSdnUrXr5LM3NLPnZ2dnUVZ_voAAAAA@giganews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1380988921 28784 127.0.0.1 (5 Oct 2013 16:02:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 16:02:01 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Unison/2.1.10 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:49442 On 2013-10-05 12:43:49 +0000, Lewis said: > In message > Michelle Steiner wrote: >> In article <5ZSdnUrXr5LM3NLPnZ2dnUVZ_voAAAAA@giganews.com>, >> Alan Browne wrote: > >>> Since I just bought this iMac (even if a lowly late 2012 refurb from >>> Apple) I assume I'll be eligible for a free Mavericks OS update. >>> >>> But I also assume that that update is not applicable to my other 3 Macs? >>> >>> So I might as well just buy the upgrade license and apply same to all 4 >>> Macs. > >> Why not wait until it's released, and find out? > > If Mavericks comes out within 14 days of your purchase, I think (based > on past upgrades) Mavericks will be free for you. Maybe. > > I am not positive they did that with 10.8, since it was so cheap (it > would have been $3 per computer for me had I had to buy it). 10.8 was released on July 25. People who'd bought computers as early as June 10 got the free upgrade.