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I am trying to buy an app which runs on 10.10 only, from a computer that has 10.9 installed. The App Store does not like it:

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Translation: Your purchase could not be completed. OmniOutliner could not be installed […], as it requires […] 10.10 or newer

In other words: I would like to just perform the buying process, not install the application on my computer (Which is not compatible – yet. Long story). Any help is greatly appreciated.

Nota bene: I can not buy from Omnigroup directly, or use a gift card. Another long story.

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    If you are trying to purchase this for another person's Yosemite Mac, how about purchasing an Apple Store gift card?
    – IconDaemon
    Commented May 29, 2015 at 12:38
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    Did you consider buying it from their site (store.omnigroup.com), instead of the App Store?
    – Redarm
    Commented May 29, 2015 at 14:42
  • This may be one of those situations where "momma knows best." Where momma is Apple and won't let you do such a thing because it's not compatible. And I am unsure that you can then copy the app to another Mac, there may be some sort of copy protection/DRM to prevent copying to another Mac.
    – Steve Chambers
    Commented May 29, 2015 at 20:14

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I know this is a fringe case. I can report that as of Summer of 2015, buying an app for a newer OS version from an older version is not possible. I solved the issue by installing 10.10 on a different partition, and bought the app from there.

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  • Why don't you upgrade to Yosemite on your main partition? Maverick is becoming out of date and soon El Captain will be out soon. This will make Mavericks 2 years old! When El Captain comes out new apps may not be supported on OS X 10.9 (or even 10.10!) due to swift 2 released with El Captain. This will make apps more efficient and more powerful (with metal)
    – iProgram
    Commented Jun 10, 2015 at 14:38

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