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Dear Aunt TUAW: Will my brand new refurb Mac come with Mountain Lion?

by Erica Sadun (Aug 4th, 2012)

Dear Favourite Aunt TUAW, I'm using British spelling in honor of the Olympics. I know that I haven't called lately but I've been very busy waiting for my new Refurb Mac mini. It's going to replace my trusty but aging 2007 edition. I've fetched my Firewire cord and have the step by step method ...

Apple mistakenly issues OS X Server codes to users entitled to Mountain Lion

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 27th, 2012)

Apple may have had some trouble with its Mountain Lion redemption codes, which provide a free Mountain Lion upgrade to new Mac owners who purchased a system between June 11 through July 25 via the OS X Up To Date program. Instead of receiving a code for Mountain Lion, some customers are ...

Apple briefly releases Mountain Lion Up-to-Date program, pulls it back

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 23rd, 2012)

For those folks who purchased Macs after June 11 (myself included), Apple said that OS X Mountain Lion would be available as a free download. Ahead of this week's expected launch, Apple briefly unveiled its Up-to-Date program, which gets those buyers ready for their Mountain Lion upgrade, ...

Buy a new Mac now, upgrade to Lion for free

by Dave Caolo (Jun 8th, 2011)

Apple's Mac OS X Lion press release reveals that those who purchase a new Mac on or after June 6, 2011 will be able to receive a free copy of Mac OS X Lion. Apple's Up-To-Date program typically lets customers who buy new Macs within a certain time frame update to the latest OS at a reduced cost, ...