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"Apple shocked fanboys and girls on Tuesday, after announcing that its new desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, would be available for free. \nYes, you heard us right. That's zero, zip, zilch dollars. So what's the catch? \nSee also: 10 Other California-Inspired Names Apple Could Have Used for OS X Mavericks\nIn this Sunday comic, Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech wonder why Apple would ever just give away software, free of charge. It's got to be some NSA-related trick, right? \n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n\n\nApple's Oct. 22 Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Cook on Stage\nApple CEO Tim Cook opens the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOS X Mavericks\nCraig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, shows off the features of OS X Mavericks. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Free is good.\"\nFederighi announced the new price for OS X Mavericks: free. It's available Tuesday. \n\nImage: Image: Mashable\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMacBooks\nPhilip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, unveiled updates to the company's line of MacBooks. \n\nImage: Image: Mashable\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMac Pro\nSchiller outlines off the Mac Pro's features. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMac Pro \nSchiller shows the Mac Pro in action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaking of the Mac Pro\nA video captures how the Mac Pro is made. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPads Sold\nCook says 170 million iPads have been sold. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad Air\nSchiller reveals the new iPad and its new name: iPad Air. It's thinner, lighter and has a smaller bezel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe New iPad: iPad Air\nThe iPad Air will be available in white, black and space gray.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad Air Specs\nThe chip inside the iPad Air is the same as the one in the iPhone 5S, the 64-bit A7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad Air and iPad 2\nThe iPad 4 gets discontinued, but Apple is keeping the two-year-old iPad 2 in its lineup, starting at $399 for 16GB.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew iPad Mini and iPad Air\nThe iPad mini also gets a refresh, Schiller revealed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\niPad Mini\nThe Retina iPad mini has a screen resolution of 2048 x 1536 and maintains the same form-factor as the original.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApple's Line of iPads\nHere are Apple's new iPads and their pricing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience at the Apple Event\n\n\nImage: Image: Mashable\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYerba Buena Center for the Arts\nThe Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, the night before Apple's product launch took place here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComic illustration provided by The Joy of Tech. Published with permission; all rights reserved."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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