Have to buy Lion twice?

you will be charged twice if you buy lion first and then lion+server addon

maybe other way it will not charge twice, who knows

Does it possibly show up differently in your 'Purchased' tab when you buy the combo?

For instance, in my purchase History I have OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server.

But if you buy the combo pack like it suggests, do you only have one entry? Or do you still get the two entries like I have?

no, there is lion twice and lion server once

So I grabbed my MacBook and told it to install Lion. However, once it was downloaded I stopped the process and copied Lion OS X to my Server, as well as the OS X Server I bought on my iMac.

It is installing like it should. I am thinking Apple needs to review how the App Store handles the purchasing and such.

Sounds cool but I installed Lion on the imac so it deleted the install file...

I got the server install file saved but i am one lion install file short... 😟

I have bought the Lion first (for my workstations), and installed.

Then I tried to buy the server. Which ever way (also here described), I've always be warned, that I have to buy the Lion twice.

If you have a look to your order history in iTunes, you will see, that Apple tooks the money for the Lion OS twice!

:-(

Same here. Installed it on my desktop and then proceded to install server on a test mini... had to buy twice.

Thanks guys for taking one for the team and finding out. I really hope you guys get a refund.

I have emailed the support for clarification as well since I am not happy to spend twice the amount...

Got reply lol:

Apple is aware that many other customers are experiencing issues with the Up-To-Date website and we sincerely apologize for the frustration this situation may cause. Our engineers are diligently working toward a resolution, so that everyone can submit their claim as soon as possible. So, we ask that you please try to submit a claim at a later time.

Guess ill try again tomorrow or something... :/

Same issue here, I spent an hour on the phone with a rep from Enterprise Sales, and he is trying to chase an answer for me. (I haven't made the $79 combined purchase.) The bright spot is that to this point, everyone at Apple has agreed that this isn't the desired behavior and I shouldn't have to pay for a second Lion license.

I'll update with whatever the response is, supposed to be by Friday.

KeS

The EULA reads to me in simple terms, that you can run the same software on three computers.

For example having a server and two clients, a one time purchase of the server and client version should be sufficient.

Apple should not charge for the additional clients. I understand there are several ways to cope with the downloads, but honestly, iTunes serves as the platform to control access to purchased items. It should be possible that via iTunes apps can be purchased and installed on two more clients unsing authorization tables for the computers registered in iTunes. That's more user friendly than any refund process.

I will at least postpone my planned upgrade until this issue has been clarified.😟

Well, besides that, it makes no sense that, having bought a Lion license; you can take a plain Snow Leopard Mini, upgrade it to Lion for free, and then to Lion Server for $50 - while those of us who paid $500 for Snow Leopard Server have to pay $80 to upgrade it.

Until they tell me otherwise, I'm assuming this is an ordering glitch in the App Store, and will give them a couple of days to straighten it out.

KeS

At the moment there seems to be no way to buy Lion (for the Workstation) & Lion Server (incl. Lion) separatly.

I just received an answer from the iTunes Support Crew, that they already paiyed the money for my Lion back (at 02.00 am MET I asked via eMail to send me the money back).

Conclusion:

Buy it, write eMail to the iTunes Support Crew with your transaction numbers, to send the money back.

(Sometimes the life is a little bit harder ;-)

Hi,

Same thing happened to me: got charged twice for Lion and Lion Server.

I got the following reply from Apple:

"I understand that you purchased Lion and the Lion Server twice. I can certainly appreciate how eager you must be to be refunded, and I would be more than happy to help you with this today.

After reviewing your case, we determined that issuing a refund for the unintentional purchase of "OS X Lion and OS X Lion Server" is an appropriate exception to the App Store Terms and Conditions, which state that all sales are final. In five to seven business days, a credit should post to the credit card that appears on your receipt.

To prevent accidental purchases, sign out of the App Store until you want to purchase an app. To sign out, click the Store menu, then choose Sign Out."