14 DAY TRIAL // This year, Apple decided to slash the price on its desktop operating system to $0, enticing everyone to make the jump on the latest version of the software.
Despite the fact that not everyone made the jump – some users prefer Snow Leopard for its stability, while owners of an old-generation Macintosh model simply can’t install Mavericks – the new OS X is currently the most downloaded free app on the Mac App Store.
That’s hardly a surprise though. You see, the Mac App Store is nothing like the iOS App Store. It holds only a fraction of the apps held by the iOS venue, and the downloads are just as scarce.
While a top free app on the iOS App Store can hit a million downloads in two days, the same number of downloads on the Mac App Store will be achieved in a month.
But Mavericks is new. And installing it is as easy as punching in your Apple ID and password, and clicking Install. Although it sits next to games and utilities, it’s not just an app. It’s a full-blown operating system. And with a $0 price tag, it’s hard to resist temptation.
In October, when Apple released OS X 10.9 to the public, Craig Federighi, the company’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, remarked, “Mavericks is an incredible release, which introduces significant new apps and features, while also improving the performance and battery life of your Mac.”
“We want every Mac user to experience the latest features, the most advanced technologies, and the strongest security. We believe the best way to do this is to begin a new era of personal computing software where OS upgrades are free,” Federighi added.
In other words, expect OS X 10.10 or Mac OS 11 to be a free download as well.
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