Upgrading iMac to Leopard using Leopard disk that came with Macbook Air

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Upgrading iMac to Leopard using Leopard disk that came with Macbook Air

I recently go a Macbook Air. I would like to use the Leopard install disks that came with the Air to upgrade my Intel iMac. When I try to install using the Air install disks I get an error saying that the upgrade is not possible.

Not sure if its not possible because of certain configuration restrictions or maybe I'm not supposed to upgrading because of copywrite restrictions.

Thanks,

Joel Simkhai

iMac & Air, Mac OS X (10.5.3)

Posted on Jun 15, 2008 3:40 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 17, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Hi

If the disk is gray coloured then it won't work. These gray disks are machine specific and can only be used with the models it came with. If you want to install Leopard you need to purchase the 'universe' coloured one.

Tony

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Joel Simkhai Author

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Jun 17, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Antonio Rocco

Any work arounds for this?

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RodneyW

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Jun 17, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Buy a retail Leopard for the iMac. Or do you think that you have the right to steal other people's work? [Apple is crystal clear about this in the license agreement you agreed to with them for the MacBook Air.|http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/MacOSX.htm]

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Joel Simkhai Author

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Jun 17, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Easy killer.

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Joel Simkhai Author

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Jun 17, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Not trying to steal - just paid Apple $2,700 for the MacBook Air. Just figured that if I bought a new computer with the OS I would be permitted to use it on my other computer. I think its fairly common for people to have a laptop and a desktop. So if we upgrade one I think we should be allowed to upgrade the other one without having to pay more. In any case, if its not allowed its not allowed. Now I know.

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Answer 6

Jun 17, 2008 12:49 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

HI joel SIMKHAI;

You might think so but Apple doesn't seem to see it that way.

Allan

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Answer 7

Jun 17, 2008 12:49 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Hi Joel

To follow on from Allan's post neither does Microsoft. If you had a PC laptop and Desktop you would still have to use 2 different licenses for the OS.

'Steal' was a little strong and unfortunate as I don't think you were trying to steal anything. You did not know so you asked and now you know - as you have said.

Tony

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RodneyW

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Jun 17, 2008 12:49 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Fair enough. It was too strong. Sorry.

I'm a bit passionate on the topic of copyright - after working hard to stop people from taking my work without payment for a number of years!

You can buy Leopard Retail DVDs for a reasonable price anyway...

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Joel Simkhai Author

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Jun 17, 2008 12:49 PM in response to RodneyW

No problem Rodney. I an understand your frustration with the issue.

Hopefully this reminds you that education is probably the best way to combat piracy. The second best way, in my opinion, is to give consumers one of the options what they want - the ability to download software, movies, music, etc without cumbersome restrictions. Probably doesn't make sense for most people to download a whole operating system-but the day is approaching. Personally, I think the future of installed software that needs to be manually upgraded are numbered. Instead we'll probably see the operating system and all needed software customized for the user hosted on centralized (hopefully encrypted, secure, backup-ed and private) servers.

Joel Simkhai

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nerowolfe

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Jun 17, 2008 12:50 PM in response to Joel Simkhai

Joel Simkhai wrote:
Not trying to steal - just paid Apple $2,700 for the MacBook Air. Just figured that if I bought a new computer with the OS I would be permitted to use it on my other computer.

I look at it the other way: if you can afford $2,700 for a computer, what's another $113 more or less for software for your other computer? Pocket change - another 4% is all it amounts to. Less than the sales tax.

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