Apple has made its latest Mac operating system, OS X Mavericks, available to download for free from the Mac App Store. Apple has made its latest Mac operating system, OS X Mavericks, available to download free from the Mac App Store.

Is Apple operating system free?

Upgrades to Apple’s iOS platform — which powers the company’s iPads tablets and iPhones — have long been free, as have new versions of Google’s Android mobile OS. … Phone and tablet makers can load Android on their devices for free.

Do you have to pay for macOS?

While many had speculated that Apple’s free upgrade to Mavericks, the latest version of the company’s operating system for Macs, spelled the end of paid operating system upgrades for Mac users, today brought the final nail in the coffin. …