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Review: Updated: OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Introduction The tenth major revision of OS X, Mavericks, marks an attempt at a fresh start. Oh yeah, and it's available as a free download! Apple has decided it should treat the Mac community in the same way it has been treating iOS users and ship the update free via the Mac App Store. Mavericks introduces new features that are aimed at professionals, updates major interface components, it overhauls the system's branding. Big cats are out, and California locations are in (Mavericks being a surfing hotspot). The default desktop picture can be seen as a huge wave, washing away the overbearing textures most often attributed to Scott Forstall. While Mavericks is designed to bring Apple's desktop and mobile closer together, this isn't a radical iOS 7 -style redesign. It's more a refinement of OS X's existing design language that just happens to be simpler and cleaner. Skeuomorphism is out, so you'll see less fake wood and pretend leather (although it lives on i...