What is the Apple definition of "Personal Authorized Mac"?

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zapotech989 Author

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What is the Apple definition of "Personal Authorized Mac"?

I would like to know if it is permittable to install my copy of OS X Mountain Lion on a family member's personal Mac.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mom's computer

Posted on Jan 4, 2013 7:58 AM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Jan 4, 2013 8:16 AM in response to zapotech989

You can only install Mountain Lion on your Macs, not others. That's because Mountain Lion is registered to your Apple ID and, if you install it on your family's Mac, apart from being illegal, they won't be able to reinstall OS X because the computer will ask them your Apple ID. In conclusion, you can't do it

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Barney-15E

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Jan 4, 2013 8:17 AM in response to zapotech989

If you purchased Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store (not a copy that came installed on a new Mac), you may install that on any Mac you own or control.

From the SLA:

( 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;

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Answer 3

macjack

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Jan 4, 2013 8:17 AM in response to zapotech989

http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/OSX108.pdf

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;

Technically, no. Also, practically, it would mean that it is tied to your Apple ID, not theirs.

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