Latest Version of Mavericks running slooooow

Running OS X 10.9 on my iMac. Ever since I dowloaded my latest OS update in the last two weeks or so, everything on my computer is running very slow, very clunky. For the first time since switching to Apple, I feel like I'm back on a dreaded PC. Anyone else having this problem? Is there a fix, or a fix in the works? Thanks.

Apple won't say if there is a 'fix' & the users here are mostly other Mac users so we can't answer that at all.
The real question is why is your Mac slow & a lot of other people are OK with 10.9.
If you have installed lots of software & not updated it there is potential for that to cause issues.
Please see many of the 'why is Mavericks slow threads' for ideas.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23814710#23814710
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23740979#23740979
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23799837#23799837
It also helps to try simple maintenance & troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
Reset the PRAM
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Safe mode
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
EtreCheck can also help show what software you are running, but you should try the other steps first.

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later),
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MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
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OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, or Snow Leopard v10.6.8 already installed
2 GB or more of memory (strongly recommend, at least, 4 GBs of RAM or more)
8 GB or more of available space
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http://roaringapps.com/
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