So not long after the announcement and just in time for the SPC14 Microsoft had released Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2013 (and other parts of Office).
You can read more on the release here:
KB Article links:
SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 | 2817429 | Download |
Project Server 2013 SP1 | 2817434 | |
Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 | 2817431 |
And for that special person:
SharePoint Designer 2013 SP1 | 2817441 |