Is there any way to forcibly/manually upgrade to Mavericks?

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I have an early 2007 iMac (check the specs in the picture). I was ecstatic when I heard Mavericks was coming out but when I saw that I could not upgrade because it required a Mid 2007 iMac I freaked out. I am only off by a few months; I am sure my Mac can handle Mavericks but the store won't allow me to upgrade. Is there anyway to forcefully install Mavericks and if possible, to also migrate all my data to it? I would very gratefull to anyone who can help me! Thanks

Daniel Megard wrote:
Is there anyway to forcefully install Mavericks and if possible, to also migrate all my data to it?
I'm afraid the blunt answer is 'no' .

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