Apple is giving away its latest operating system for Macs, a first for the OS. by Donna Tam October 22, 2013 10:26 AM PDT Craig Federighi, chief of iOS and OS X, at Apple's Oct. 22, 2013 event. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Mac users can have Apple's latest Mac operating system, OS X Mavericks, for free, the company announced Tuesday at an event in San Francisco. "Today we're going to revolutionize pricing," Craig Federighi, Apple's chief of iOS and OS X, said. The software is available today. Apple introduced the system in June at its developers' conference, and touted extended battery life, tabs and tags while demonstrating new features in Safari, Maps, and iBooks. CNET's Jason Parker said in June that the OS is faster and easier to use, while giving apps a cleaner look. See his full review here. This is a developing story. Follow our CNET live blog and see all of today's Apple news. Apple announces Mavericks OS will be free (pictures) 1-2 of 30 Scroll Left Scroll Right Donna Tam Donna Tam is a staff writer for CNET News and a native of San Francisco. She enjoys feasting, merrymaking, checking her Gmail, and reading on her Kindle. Before landing at CNET, she wrote for daily newspapers, including the Oakland Tribune, The Spokesman-Review, and the Eureka Times-Standard.
Apple is giving away its latest operating system for Macs, a first for the OS.
Craig Federighi, chief of iOS and OS X, at Apple's Oct. 22, 2013 event.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Mac users can have Apple's latest Mac operating system, OS X Mavericks, for free, the company announced Tuesday at an event in San Francisco.
"Today we're going to revolutionize pricing," Craig Federighi, Apple's chief of iOS and OS X, said. The software is available today.
Apple introduced the system in June at its developers' conference, and touted extended battery life, tabs and tags while demonstrating new features in Safari, Maps, and iBooks.
CNET's Jason Parker said in June that the OS is faster and easier to use, while giving apps a cleaner look. See his full review here.
This is a developing story. Follow our CNET live blog and see all of today's Apple news.
Donna Tam is a staff writer for CNET News and a native of San Francisco. She enjoys feasting, merrymaking, checking her Gmail, and reading on her Kindle. Before landing at CNET, she wrote for daily newspapers, including the Oakland Tribune, The Spokesman-Review, and the Eureka Times-Standard.
