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cyberheater · (10-22-2013, 11:02 PM)

Finder Tabs. Just wow. It's godly.

Konka · (10-22-2013, 11:03 PM)

Why isn't mine starting? Where is the progress? I just see it sitting there "Waiting" in launchpad. :-(

Sobriquet · (10-22-2013, 11:11 PM)

Originally Posted by cyberheater

Finder Tabs. Just wow. It's godly.

I just discovered this! <3

Verano · (10-22-2013, 11:32 PM)

Mac-GAF is it worth installing?? I got mbp fall 2012 version...with mountain lion...so is it beast or not?

Dartastic · (10-22-2013, 11:35 PM)

Yeah, but will my MBP from 2009 run it as well as it runs my current iteration of osx!

huxley00 · (10-22-2013, 11:35 PM)

*looks at the improvement list*

It should be free

Sobriquet · (10-22-2013, 11:36 PM)

Originally Posted by Dartastic

Yeah, but will my MBP from 2009 run it as well as it runs my current iteration of osx!

Mine is.

diaspora · (10-22-2013, 11:37 PM)

Isn't this essentially a service pack?

Reversed · (10-22-2013, 11:39 PM)

Confused. So that means that, given the chance, I can download and use it on a VM?

Meus Renaissance · (10-22-2013, 11:39 PM)

102% CPU usage scrolling through a list of jpegs in List view. I have a 2011 MBP with 8GB of RAM.

Guys, help

The Real Abed · (10-22-2013, 11:40 PM)

Originally Posted by firehawk12

It just feels like they're taking advantage of these OSX updates/service packs to push new sales. I can't imagine 9 will offer me any massive benefits from 7, other than the fact that it will work with Mavericks (and probably be busted with the NEXT update).

When the Retina Pro's came out they updated Parallels 7 to support it. You're on a version that's 2 years old.

8 and 9 are faster. They always make it faster.

I'm not saying yearly paid upgrades are good though.

Maybe you could pester Parallels to retroactively add a Mavericks compatible update to 7. Or wait for a MacUpdate bundle or Parallels sale to offer it cheaper.

tipoo · (10-22-2013, 11:41 PM)

Originally Posted by Verano

Mac-GAF is it worth installing?? I got mbp fall 2012 version...with mountain lion...so is it beast or not?

You get significantly more battery run time, better OS-wide performance, RAM compression, and it's free...Yes, get it.

grumpy · 11:59 PM

Any impressions from Macbook Air Mid-2012, 13" (128GB, 4 GB RAM) users?

Edit: Derp

giga · (10-22-2013, 11:51 PM)

Originally Posted by Meus Renaissance

102% CPU usage scrolling through a list of jpegs in List view. I have a 2011 MBP with 8GB of RAM.

Guys, help

Looks like Quick Look still hasn't cached all your files.

Macho Madness · (10-23-2013, 12:06 AM)

Originally Posted by J. M. Romeo

Is it gonna run slower on my 2009 iMac? I like cats but well, I also like Top Gun.

It's supposed to be as fast or faster than Snow Leopard was. To me, Lion was the tank.

Demoncarnotaur · (10-23-2013, 12:13 AM)

Nvm, figured it out.

Pizarro · (10-23-2013, 12:14 AM)

Hate the word maverick but this is awesome news

OneEightZero · (10-23-2013, 12:17 AM)

Originally Posted by Pizarro

Hate the word maverick but this is awesome news

Mavericks.

WickedCobra03 · (10-23-2013, 12:20 AM)

Originally Posted by Stumpokapow

Your Mac does not meet Mavericks requirements to begin with.

List of eligible models:
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)

2+ GB RAM

Haha, not getting it. I am a late 2007 Macbook I think. I dunno, its still doing alright, but its starting to show its age with peppy-ness as well as running 1080p videos (yes, I realize screen resolution is a hinderance). But even the Giantbomb media player lags pretty bad.

That is the one thing I have not liked about apples in awhile is they seem so quick cycle you out of your current hardware with their upgrades. I get the mentality that they want to make sure the user always has a perfect experience, but it sucks when trying to buy other apple devices and syncing them to older hardware.

Scalemail Ted · (10-23-2013, 12:37 AM)

how long is this promo?

The Real Abed · (10-23-2013, 12:38 AM)

Originally Posted by Scalemail Ted

how long is this promo?

What promo.

Elchele · (10-23-2013, 12:39 AM)

Downloading, 1 hour still to go.

I'm on a 2008 late unibody Macbook. 2GB ram, Mountain Lion has been horrible performance-wise. :/ hoping for the best.

Vashetti · (10-23-2013, 12:42 AM)

Originally Posted by Scalemail Ted

how long is this promo?

What? lol

It's free, permanently.

They want everyone on the same OS.

LCfiner · (10-23-2013, 12:43 AM)

Originally Posted by Verano

Mac-GAF is it worth installing?? I got mbp fall 2012 version...with mountain lion...so is it beast or not?

yeah, it’s a good update. better battery life, runs faster with much less memory swap file usage, finder tabs, better safari, iCloud keychain sync, more flexible tags/labels for files, removal of leather textures…

it’s solid and stable. update when convenient.

CaptainTiptop · (10-23-2013, 12:45 AM)

Originally Posted by Scalemail Ted

how long is this promo?

It's a forever promo.

LCfiner · (10-23-2013, 12:53 AM)

Originally Posted by Scalemail Ted

how long is this promo?

It’ll last as long as Apple is making over 30% margins on hardware. So, yeah, forever.

meppi · (10-23-2013, 12:55 AM)

Quick question. If it turns out that it has problems with certain programs that I'm regularly using, which probably won't be updated anytime soon, is it easy to revert to Mountain Lion again?
Never done that before.
I have a Time Machine btw.

Fugu · (10-23-2013, 12:57 AM)

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

Pristine_Condition · 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by Ken Masters

and this is only free for Mountain Lion users, I don't get your point. Apple is simply matching MS free update

Nah. This is free for anybody who has the hardware to handle it. This would be like if MS gave a free upgrade to 8.1 to anybody who could run Vista.

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

You are only licensed to run Apple OS X on Apple-manufactured hardware. Apple is a hardware company. WTF did you think?

Tobor · (10-23-2013, 01:03 AM)

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

It's absolutely amazing to watch people try and contort this into a negative thing. Lol.

meppi · (10-23-2013, 01:05 AM)

Originally Posted by Tobor

It's absolutely amazing to watch people try and contort this into a negative thing. Lol.

I was actually thinking that I must have been reading that post wrong since it's so late over here and it didn't make any sense to me.
Guess not. ;)

TheDrowningMan · (10-23-2013, 01:07 AM)

Originally Posted by diaspora

Isn't this essentially a service pack?

Nope. It's a significant improvement, not least because it gives you hours more battery life if you happen to have a MacBook.

Konka · (10-23-2013, 01:10 AM)

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

The hell are you on about.

TheDrowningMan · (10-23-2013, 01:11 AM)

I can't believe Sony won't let me play all of my PlayStation Plus games on my PC. Fucking bastards.

railGUN · (10-23-2013, 01:13 AM)

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

What the hell do you want Mavericks for if you don't already own a Mac?

VoxPop · (10-23-2013, 01:13 AM)

Originally Posted by diaspora

Isn't this essentially a service pack?

Windows 8 + 8.1 were service packs too, no?

MThanded · (10-23-2013, 01:16 AM)

Originally Posted by Scalemail Ted

how long is this promo?

It ain't a promo.

Pizarro · (10-23-2013, 01:18 AM)

Originally Posted by OneEightZero

Mavericks.

?????

MilesWebber · (10-23-2013, 01:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

Fugu, please understand.

MThanded · (10-23-2013, 01:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

wot mate...

Sho_Nuff82 · (10-23-2013, 01:24 AM)

I'm afraid to update on my work computer. So little cross-compatibility between OSX versions with so much of the software that we use. Running 10.8.5 right now.

Jal · (10-23-2013, 01:25 AM)

Just a heads up, things like kernel task, iconservicesagent and mds_stores may eat up all your rams when you first install but you need to give it time to do the memory compression and it will all settle down after a while.

gcubed · (10-23-2013, 01:26 AM)

the only issue i've had so far is it killed compatibility with my time machine on my netgear pro NAS... but they already have an RC update for it to fix it.

OminoMichelin · (10-23-2013, 01:34 AM)

So anyone with a windows partition checked if it's still there?

Monochromaticx · (10-23-2013, 01:36 AM)

I am worried that my book pro 2011 won't handle it very well, like what happened with Lion :|

It's cool that is free though!

Originally Posted by OminoMichelin

So anyone with a windows partition checked if it's still there?

I must know this as well.

Syph Medwes · (10-23-2013, 01:41 AM)

Originally Posted by Monochromaticx

I am worried that my book pro 2011 won't handle it very well, like what happened with Lion :|

It's cool that is free though!

I must know this as well.

Same boat and it's running fine so far.

Originally Posted by OminoMichelin

So anyone with a windows partition checked if it's still there?

Yes it is.
You specify which drive to install Mavericks to anyway.

sikkinixx · (10-23-2013, 01:44 AM)

Looks nice. Safari is faster.

New Dock is fucking ugly, preferred the old darker one (rocking left side dock) compared to the far too opaque white.

Mail.app refuses to work which sucks a lot. Crashes every time I open it.

REALLY surprised that all the icons weren't updated. Looks really Mickey Mouse to have this big clash of icons. iOS7 had the same thing, albeit to a lesser degree. Apple REALLY can't spare some people to get them done?

RevoDS · 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by GSG Flash

This is pretty awesome! Can't wait to get home to download it :D

But I have to ask.... why?

It's pretty simple. By now, OS X updates are a positively insignificant line item on Apple's revenue list (if we're really, really generous, you could say it represents $500 million a year, which turns out to 25 million copies (Mountain Lion sold 3 million in the first weekend).

This, for a company that made $160 billion in revenue last year and is on track to beat that this year. At $500 million, OS X updates would represent 0.3% of its sales for the year.

They'll gain a lot more from
a)Marketing free updates
b)Increased customer satisfaction
c)Increased adoption, therefore happier developers

than they would from whatever amount they lose by making it free.

Edit: Hmm, just tracked down some stats, Mountain Lion sold 28 million units. Slightly higher than I estimated, but the point is the same, really.

OminoMichelin · (10-23-2013, 01:47 AM)

Originally Posted by Syph Medwes

Yes it is.
You specify which drive to install Mavericks to anyway.

Yes, however, when I installed Mtn Lion OSX also created a recovery partition...in place of the windows one.

Liu Kang Baking A Pie · (10-23-2013, 01:48 AM)

Originally Posted by Fugu

...So it's free if you already own a Mac and therefore already own some permutation of OSX.

That is one big ass asterisk.

I really want this guy to come back and explain what he's thinking here. This is amazing.