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Q: 2 mac user accounts, 2 itunes match accounts, 1 mac

I have a mac that I share by two seperate logins. I was using itunes match fine in my login. My gf signed up for itunes match and associated under itunes with in her own login, totally seperate itunes libary etc. Now I had issus with match not working so logged out of itunes match and back in with the same id and I am told

This computer is already associated with an Apple ID.

 

You can use iTunes Match on this computer with just one Apple ID every 90 days. You cannot associate this computer with a different Apple ID for 79 days

 

Am I really facing a situation where we can't have two itunes match accounts on the same hardware even with totally differnt log ins and apple ids?

itunes match, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jan 29, 2012 9:41 AM

by Michael Allbritton,Solvedanswer
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A:

jphjph wrote:

 

This still seems to lead to the suggestion that a piece of mac hardware can not have multiple itunes account, could be time to ask for a refund.

This is exactly the case. Because iTunes Match is associated with one and only one iTunes Store account ID the same computer hardware can not be associated with two instances of iTunes Match. Just as the same iDevice hardware can not be associated with more than one iTunes Store account at a time.

Posted on Jan 29, 2012 10:04 AM

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  • by Michael Allbritton,Helpful

    Michael Allbritton Michael Allbritton Jan 29, 2012 9:48 AM in response to jphjph
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    Jan 29, 2012 9:48 AM in response to jphjph

    You should read this already existing thread: 2 iTM accounts on the same computer

     

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    jphjph jphjph Jan 29, 2012 9:57 AM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    Jan 29, 2012 9:57 AM in response to Michael Allbritton

    Thanks MIchael,

     

    My situation is a bit different but same result I think. My gf signed up for itunes match on her work mac, and then later logged into her itunes match account on our shared mac. This still seems to lead to the suggestion that a piece of mac hardware can not have multiple itunes account, could be time to ask for a refund.

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    Michael Allbritton Michael Allbritton Jan 29, 2012 10:04 AM in response to jphjph
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    Jan 29, 2012 10:04 AM in response to jphjph

    jphjph wrote:

     

    This still seems to lead to the suggestion that a piece of mac hardware can not have multiple itunes account, could be time to ask for a refund.

    This is exactly the case. Because iTunes Match is associated with one and only one iTunes Store account ID the same computer hardware can not be associated with two instances of iTunes Match. Just as the same iDevice hardware can not be associated with more than one iTunes Store account at a time.

  • by jphjph,

    jphjph jphjph Jan 29, 2012 10:17 AM in response to Michael Allbritton
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    Jan 29, 2012 10:17 AM in response to Michael Allbritton

    That is extremely annoying as a single mac piece of hardware, i.e. MacBook pro, can have multiple apple IDs yet now appears only 1 iTunes match account. Time to ask for a refund as I as far as i am aware this was not explained when I signed up.

  • by Michael Allbritton,

    Michael Allbritton Michael Allbritton Jan 29, 2012 10:20 AM in response to jphjph
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    Jan 29, 2012 10:20 AM in response to jphjph

    It is definitely not something that was "public knowledge." In fact most of us on this board discovered it simply by people reporting the same situation as you have.

  • by ccalabro,

    ccalabro ccalabro Jul 29, 2016 5:41 PM in response to jphjph
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    Jul 29, 2016 5:41 PM in response to jphjph

    Same issue, I can't actually believe they are doing this.  One iMac to share, different logins and can't use.