I just want to know when can I get it and is it free for all macs?
Also, I thought they said they would make iwork for free, is that ture?
We are not allowed to speculate here. Apple said it would be released some time this fall.
Why would you expect it to be free? The upgrades from 10.6 to 10.7 to 10.8 were $20 each.
when i bought the air that guy told me that all software upgrades are free.
As an example, if you have a Mac with Mountain Lion version 10.8.2, then updates to 10.8.3, 10.8.4, etc are free.
If you buy a Mac shortly before a new OS is released, in the past Apple has had a program which will allow you to get the new OS free if you buy your Mac during a specific period.
Mountain Lion is 10.8.x; Mavericks is a new OS - it is not an update to Mountain Lion. Apple has not announced any pricing information and we are not allowed to speculate. In the past, a new OS has been priced at $20.
Who is "the guy" - an Apple employee?
As Babowa has explained there is a difference between update and upgrade.
Updates are free upgrades are, (almost always), paid for.
I think iWork being free refers to new iDevices.
If you pay $99 you can join the Apple developer program and get Mavericks and other pre-release software through ther, but keep in mind this will potentially be buggy and unstable, and is only meant for those who need it for testing and development before the official release.
There's only one way it can be free. If Apple gives a special promotion like they did with Lion buyers. That's if you just bought your Mac with Mountain Lion and Mavericks came out about a week or 2 later then Apple would let you download it for free.
Like when I bought my Mac it came with Lion and at the same time Mountain Lion came out right after mine shipped with Lion and Apple as a promotion gave the Mountain Lion download for free if they had purchased a brand new Mac within a couple of months after it shipped with Lion.
Other than that you have to purchase it.
Also an update is an incremental change withing the same operatiing system whereas the 2nd number after the deciman doesn't change.
An upgrade is the next move over to the next newer operating system where the number after the decimal point changes.
That guy probably meant all those (updates) not UPGRADES (to newer operating systems) are free, see?
For now this offer is not on the table, so the only way to get it is to join the developer community.
Alvin110 wrote:
when i bought the air that guy told me that all software upgrades are free.
To find out the differences between an Apple software update and an upgrade read:
Software update, upgrade--what's the difference?
If "that guy" is an Apple Store employee, he would have known. If he was not, you shouldn't have listened.
When is Mavericks available?
