Regarding Mavericks Installer

Hello,
I have decided to download the Mavericks installer in case I would like to upgrade my older 10.6.8 system. I am wondering whether the installer automatically initiates after download. I do not want to update now. Rather, I would like to save the installer for the future. I have never used the Application Store program to download upgrades before. What is the behavior of the installer once it has finished downloading?
Thank you.
Also, I am wondering whether upgrading is a good idea, period. My laptop is from 2010 (macbook pro 17 inch) and I am fairly sure that most of my programs aren't fully tested to work with 10.9. (I would have to purchase expensive updates.) That alone tells me that I should not update. Regardless, I would like to know whether 10.8 is better in terms of compatibility and performance than 10.9, and whether it is still downloadable. I expect that if I should ever purchase a new computer, I will not want to use 10.10 at launch. In this case, how would I revert to the older installer. (This is also the reason that I would like to save the installer to a disc.)
I am looking forward to responses. Thank you very much.

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