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Why does Monterey only show up as a utility download, not an update?

I was expecting to see Macos Monterey when I click updates on the Mac store, but it does not show up. Instead, I see it as a utility download. All past Macos udates showed up when you click updates. Why this change?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 2:06 PM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2021 2:56 PM

Because Apple did it that way. Monterey is an upgrade, not a update.

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Why does Monterey only show up as a utility download, not an update?

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