The release of the GM version indicates that the work on OS X Mavericks is basically completed, and the OS might be shipping out to general consumers really soon. This would also mean that if you do have access to AppleSeed, and want to take a first peek at what Mavericks is all about in its close-to-final form. Of course, there are other ways to obtain a GM build, too, but we’ll talk about those later.

The release of this Gold Master goes in line with earlier reports that Apple would push the Mavericks operating system to a GM build by either the end of this week, or the beginning of the next. Now, as it turns out, the former held true, and even the speculation around build numbers has been put to rest. The momentum had been continuously building towards the release of the OS itself, which is now expected to happen some time later this month, and there had been reports that Apple had started training its AppleCare support staff for OS X Mavericks, should customers find the need. There might still be a lot more to come on this front, so we would be staying tuned.