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> For some inexplicable reason, Apple's website does not offer a Mavericks download link. Their official list skips straight from Mountain Lion (10.8) to Yosemite (10.10).

Does anybody have an idea why Mavericks isn't available from Apple?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102662#browser

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Mavericks wasn’t the end of the line for any Macs. Every device that is supported in Mavericks is supported in Yosemite. Apple only makes the latest version available for any given device.

But then why does Apple offer a download for Mountain Lion? Every device that was supported in Mountain Lion was supported in Mavericks (and Yosemite by extension).

Might have to do with it being the last OS available for purchase (i.e. not a free download)

It’s a shot in the dark though, I’ve also wondered this.

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