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OS X updates
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Yes, updates to OS X are also free. When a new version is released, Apple sells them for cheap. Mountain Lion currently costs $19.99 I think.
Updates are free, upgrades have to be paid.
Software update, upgrade--what's the difference?
An update is going from 10.8.1 to 10.8.2 or going from Windows 7 SP 1 to Windows 7 SP2, an upgrade is going from Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
Software update, upgrade--what's the difference?
An update is going from 10.8.1 to 10.8.2 or going from Windows 7 SP 1 to Windows 7 SP2, an upgrade is going from Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
Updates are free.
New versions of OSX are announced about once per year usually for $20-$30
OSX is always the full version, unlike the many flavors of Windows.
New versions of OSX are announced about once per year usually for $20-$30
OSX is always the full version, unlike the many flavors of Windows.
Apple gives you free updates via the Software Updates in the App Store, and they release one major OS upgrade per year, which costs about $20-$30.
I never use the Mac App Store, but I was under the impression that apps update via the MAS, but OS X updates via Software Update. Is this not the case?
With Mountain Lion, Software Update is now integrated into the MAS. In the
dropdown, you still have two choices:
Then one app opens and you have the options at the top of the screen. Under the Updates tab you will see updates for apps you purchased plus any OS X or other Apple software updates that are available.
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Thanks for the explanation!With Mountain Lion, Software Update is now integrated into the MAS. In the
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Then one app opens and you have the options at the top of the screen. Under the Updates tab you will see updates for apps you purchased plus ay OS X or other Apple software updates that are available.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion#Dropped_and_changed_features
The Software Update service was unified into the Mac App Store.
What ? Well I do declare. Something you didn't know ?
Hell hast frozen over.
Hehehe... to his credit, I think he still runs Snow Leopard. Ahh the fond memories.
Hehehe... to his credit, I think he still runs Snow Leopard. Ahh the fond memories.
Ya. I much prefer the old software update to the dumb MAS way of doing it.
LOL! There's plenty I don't know! I'm blissfully ignorant of many of the changes that came with Lion and ML.
Exactly. The more I read, the more I'm not looking forward to the time when I'm forced to adopt ML. For now, I'm very pleased to stick with SL.Hehehe... to his credit, I think he still runs Snow Leopard. Ahh the fond memories.
Im pretty sure they intergrated the software updates with the app store in lion or ML. Makes sense, I guess.