6 Theories on Why Apple's OS X Mavericks Is Free

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By Neha Prakash2013-10-28 03:02:15 UTC

Apple shocked fanboys and girls on Tuesday, after announcing that its new desktop operating system, OS X Mavericks, would be available for free.

Yes, you heard us right. That's zero, zip, zilch dollars. So what's the catch?

See also: 10 Other California-Inspired Names Apple Could Have Used for OS X Mavericks

In 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?

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Comic illustration provided by The Joy of Tech. Published with permission; all rights reserved.

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