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How many licenses does Mountain Lion include? Or is it just for one Mac?

What happens if I have various Macs and I want to install Mountain Lion on all of them? I only have to pay it once right? I'm scared that they will charge me for every Mac so I only installed it on one for now.




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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 26, 2012 4:12 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2012 4:15 PM

five computers one license.

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Jul 26, 2012 4:49 PM in response to applefandan

there is no authorizing or deauthorizing in the Mac App Store. You only have to do that in iTunes.


iTunes/MAS accounts are attached to a single Apple ID which only allows five computers to be authorized. You can't separate the two (MAS, iTMS) on to two Apple IDs.


In any case, I've never heard of seven (or more) computers being attached to one Apple ID for the MAS and only five (or fewer) of those seven attached to only the iTunes Store.

Jul 26, 2012 5:11 PM in response to applefandan

Installing ML on multiple computers http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4854


Apple Fan Dan, you need to sign in to install mountain lion, and also install it from the recovery partition, only five computers, par the license agreement can do this with one license. Any more then that and you are breaking your license that you agreed to with your purchase of ML through the MAS.


To put ML on more then five computers, you need to get what is called a Volume License for businesses and educational institutions.


http://www.apple.com/mac/volume-licensing/

Jul 26, 2012 5:43 PM in response to TheSmokeMonster

Nowhere in the license agreement does it say you can install it on only 5 macs. There is no authorizing in the Mac App Store. The only authorization is your Apple ID, but you don't need to authorize the entire computer. Therefore, you can log in with that apple id on as many computers that you own or control. Volume licensing is for businesses and educational institutions. You do not need to purchase volume licensing if you have more than 5 macs in your home that you own and/or control.


It used to be that the OS could only be installed on 5 macs if you purchased a family pack. Now that the OS is in the MAS, the restriction is no longer in the licensing agreement.

Jul 26, 2012 6:10 PM in response to applefandan

THE MAC APP STORE, APP STORE AND IBOOKSTORE SERVICES


Association of Associated Devices is subject to the following terms:


ℹ You may auto-download Eligible Content or download previously-purchased Eligible Content from an Account on up to 10 Associated Devices, provided no more than 5 are iTunes-authorized computers.


http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#APPS

Jul 26, 2012 7:06 PM in response to borjasanz

If anyone would like to read the actual SLA for ML, here is a link to the download:


http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/


And here is the relevant excerpt:



B. Mac App Store License. If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Mac App Store Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/) (“Usage Rules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:

ℹ to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one (1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer running OS X Lion or OS X Snow Leopard (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control;


It is quite clear: you can install it on as many Macs as you own and control. These are the very same terms as for Lion. The OS has separate terms and have nothing to do with the iTunes music, etc. terms.


@ smokemonster:


The article you linked to clearly states at the top:


Summary

If you've purchased OS X Lion or Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store, you're allowed to install it on all of your personal authorized Macs.


Jul 26, 2012 7:17 PM in response to babowa

That's not the relevant excerpt. The relevant excerpt is contained in the link included in your post above



as permitted by the Mac App Store Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/)



I've already quoted from the relevant MAS Usage Rules in this topic, but will repost it for your benefit:


THE MAC APP STORE, APP STORE AND IBOOKSTORE SERVICES


Association of Associated Devices is subject to the following terms:


ℹ You may auto-download Eligible Content or download previously-purchased Eligible Content from an Account on up to 10 Associated Devices, provided no more than 5 are iTunes-authorized computers.


http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#APPS


all of your personal authorized Macs


However, you can only authorize 5 Macs per account.

Jul 26, 2012 7:35 PM in response to Tuttle

Sorry, but until I get a clarification from Apple, I disagree. The license states that you may install it on all your Macs. Highly unlikely that a single user would have more than 5 or 10 of course, but, if they did, they should be able to.


If the only relevant term was the one you highlighted, then why would it contain the other verbiage? And why would kb article 4854 state that you can install it on all of your computers without an appropriate disclaimer pointing to the iTunes terms?


FWIW, I've read the entire iTunes/MAS/etc terms as well as the SLA's. I will call Applecare when I have time to question this point; however, throughout the past year, the standard answer has always been "all" computers you own and control and not limited to a certain number.


Addendum: the relevant difference may be the fact that we are discussing an operating system, not an "app", which is something I will mention when discussing it with Apple. I cannot find any mention of OS purchases in the Mac App Store terms (subheader of iTunes terms).


Second Addendum: Excerpt from iTunes/Mac App Store terms:


LICENSE OF MAC APP STORE AND APP STORE PRODUCTS

The software products made available through the Mac App Store and App Store (collectively, the “App Store Products”) are licensed, not sold, to you. There are two (2) categories of App Store Products, as follows: ℹ those App Store Products that have been developed, and are licensed to you, by Apple ( “Apple Products”); and (ii) those App Store Products that have been developed, and are licensed to you, by a third-party developer ( “Third-Party Products”). The category of a particular App Store Product (Apple Product or Third-Party Product) is identified on the Mac App Store application or App Store application.

Your license to each App Store Product is subject to the Licensed Application End User License Agreement set forth below, and you agree that such terms will apply unless the App Store Product is covered by a valid end user license agreement entered into between you and the licensor of that App Store Product (the “Application Provider”), in which case the Application Provider’s end user license agreement will apply to that App Store Product. The Application Provider reserves all rights in and to the App Store Product not expressly granted to you.

You acknowledge that the license to each Apple Product that you obtain through the App Store Services, as defined below, is a binding agreement between you and Apple. You acknowledge that: you are acquiring the license to each Third-Party Product from the Application Provider; Apple is acting as agent for the Application Provider in providing each such Third-Party Product to you; and Apple is not a party to the license between you and the Application Provider with respect to that Third-Party Product. The Application Provider of each Third-Party Product is solely responsible for that Third-Party Product, the content therein, any warranties to the extent that such warranties have not been disclaimed, and any claims that you or any other party may have relating to that Third-Party Product.

You acknowledge and agree that Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of the Licensed Application End User License Agreement or the Application Provider’s end user license agreement, as the case may be, for each Third-Party Product. You also agree that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the license to any such Third-Party Product, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce such license against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.


And, scrolling further:


MAC APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES

Except as otherwise set forth herein,

If you are an individual acting in your personal capacity, you may download and use an application from the Mac App Store (“Mac App Store Product”) for personal, non-commercial use on any Apple-branded products running Mac OS X (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control.


and


APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES

If you are an individual acting in your personal capacity, you may download and sync an App Store Product for personal, noncommercial use on any iOS Device you own or control.


I believe there is no need for me to check with Apple?

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