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May 30, 2015 5:41 AM in response to jedicpaby Averythomas,You can link them all to the same iCloud account and remove them at any time from iCloud.com
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May 30, 2015 3:32 PM in response to jedicpaby Kurt Lang,Up to 10 Apple devices (iPhones, iPads, Macs) can be authorized to use the same App Store account. You can de-authorize older hardware if necessary to make room for a new one.
I'll have to paraphrase since I can't remember the exact wording, but if you login to the App Store from another Apple device on the same ID, you'll get a message that says something like, "Another device is already associated with this account. Do you want to authorize this device to use the same ID?" You then fill in the appropriate user ID name (typically your email address) and password.
Ten may be wrong. I though it was five for one account, but 10 was the info I could find in a somewhat quick search.
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May 31, 2015 6:50 PM in response to Eric Rootby Kurt Lang,That's it! I knew there was a limit of 5 for something. Thanks for the reminder.
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Jun 2, 2015 3:42 AM in response to Kurt Langby Barney-15E,Both restrictions refer to content downloaded from the iTunes Store. The Mac App Store has different terms depending on the Software.
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Jun 2, 2015 6:24 AM in response to Barney-15Eby Kurt Lang,It is confusing, even when you find info on it right on Apple's site. One somewhat generic phrase:
Any time you set up a new device or access an Apple service, you'll be asked to sign in with your Apple ID and password. After you sign in, you'll gain access to the service and all the personal information in your account.
No mention of how many devices you can do this with. Then there's the Family Plan, which I do know is different:
With Family Sharing, one adult in the family—the family organizer—agrees to pay for any iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases that other family members initiate while they're part of the family group.
On person (presumably an adult), gives the go ahead for up to six people in one household to make as many purchases as they want on one App Store ID, using one credit card.
But the main info is here, which I couldn't find last time I looked. You can have a total of 10 devices on one Apple ID. A maximum of five of which can be Macs.
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Jun 2, 2015 9:02 AM in response to Kurt Langby Barney-15E,Again, that. Refers only to iTunes and content downloaded from the iTunes Store. It has nothing to do with the Mac App Store which governs OS X software that runs on a Mac.
The use of the OS and its bundled software, when purchased from the Mac App Store is governed by this license: http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/OSX10103.pdf
There is no limit to the number of Macs you can own or control, thus there is no limit to the number of Macs licensed under the one AppleID. The original question has nothing to do with iTunes Store content Restrictions.
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Jun 2, 2015 9:12 AM in response to Barney-15Eby Kurt Lang,There is no limit to the number of Macs you can own or control,
Of course not. Buy a million of them if you want.
thus there is no limit to the number of Macs licensed under the one AppleID.
Sorry, but there is. The link I provided on Apple's site specifically states no more than 10 Apple devices under one Apple ID.
The original question has nothing to do with iTunes Store content Restrictions.
I know that. I've never mentioned iTunes, other than to acknowledge Eric's note that no more than five devices can be tied to one iTunes account.
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Jun 2, 2015 12:19 PM in response to Kurt Langby Kurt Lang,Oh, duh! I see what you mean, Barney. Don't know how I missed the big note about iTunes at the top. I was just looking for text that said how many devices can be on one Apple ID. Which is a confusing way for that page to say it. But still, it does say no more than 10 devices on one Apple ID, which you need to use for both iTunes and the App Store. Unless of course you create separate IDs for each.