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OS X Mavericks on new cMacBook Pro?

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xlost6

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Hi,

Not sure if this has been asked. I'm new to the whole Mac family and I just purchased a non-Retina MacBook Pro this past Monday. I see Apple is working on releasing a new OS X and it's Mavericks. Now my MacBook Pro came with Mountain Lion (the latest OS X build). How does the this work for me when the new OS X releases? Do I get some kind of waiver because I purchased my Mac recently or do I have to purchase the update when it officially releases?

Thanks:)

:apple:
 
xlost6 said:
Hi,

Not sure if this has been asked. I'm new to the whole Mac family and I just purchased a non-Retina MacBook Pro this past Monday. I see Apple is working on releasing a new OS X and it's Mavericks. Now my MacBook Pro came with Mountain Lion (the latest OS X build). How does the this work for me when the new OS X releases? Do I get some kind of waiver because I purchased my Mac recently or do I have to purchase the update when it officially releases?

Thanks:)

:apple:
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No way of knowing. When there’s an official release date for Mavericks they will likely announce that Macs bought after Date X will be eligible for a free upgrade.

However, the retail price of Mountain Lion is only $19.99 and Mavericks should be about the same
 
NewbieCanada said:
No way of knowing. When there’s an official release date for Mavericks they will likely announce that Macs bought after Date X will be eligible for a free upgrade.

However, the retail price of Mountain Lion is only $19.99 and Mavericks should be about the same
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Thanks, bud. I appreciate the response! :)
 
Doesn't Apple tell buyers going forwards exactly when they will be eligible for a free upgrade? It's usually not retroactive, at least in my experience.
 
Sky Blue said:
For every single release of OS X to date.
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Funny, last year when I ordered my rMBP on June 12th last year I got a free upgrade to Mountain Lion, which was released on July 25th. And as a result of buying a new Mac in the eligible period, I got free upgrades for my older Macs as well.
 
NewbieCanada said:
Funny, last year when I ordered my rMBP on June 12th last year I got a free upgrade to Mountain Lion, which was released on July 25th. And as a result of buying a new Mac in the eligible period, I got free upgrades for my older Macs as well.
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because you were one day into the period of the free update. Mavericks will not be out in September.
 
Sky Blue said:
because you were one day into the period of the free update. Mavericks will not be out in September.
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You state this like it's fact.... iOS 7 will almost definitely be released (at least on iPhone) in September, it's at least possible that Mavericks will be realeased around then as well.

While I agree with you that we are most likely well before the cut-off date for free upgrades, we cannot be certain.
 
With all of the improvements under the hood to mavericks I'm willing to buy the os as long as it's not buggy when released. Excited to move on from mountain lion haha
 
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