The lengthy Apple [AAPL] product drought is becoming a deluge this Fall, with September’s new iPhones and iOS 7 releases set to be followed by an October release of OS X Maverick, likely in conjunction with new Mac hardware.

This makes sense as the company seeks to improve its position as we enter the crucial Christmas period. An October release of Maverick also matches previous reports claiming Apple had diverted some development resources to iOS 7 from the OS X team, which makes a later release of the Mac software even more logical.