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Q: This 90 Day restriction makes no sense to me

Our family shares 1 laptop computer at home. We have 3 Apple IDs for 3 people that share that one computer.

How can we have computer backup files of all 3 ID purchases if we can only log in and download the backup copies every 90 days from each ID?  Why Is there a restriction like this? I can see retricting downloading purchses from a single Apple ID to muliple computers to restrict illegal file sharing, but not allowing a single computer to store backup copies of more than one Apple ID is pointless.

 

What apple is saying then is you have to be rich enough to afford a separate computer for each Apple ID in addition to the separate Apple iPhones/iPods already owned for each Apple ID? That is just piracy in reverse. So Apple is saying that they are not responsible if customers lose their content on their mobile device because the user is responsible for maintaining their own backup copy, but unless the user can afford to also own their own computer without sharing it with their family members, they can only back up the purchased content once every 90 days.

iPhone 4S

Posted on Sep 19, 2013 8:58 AM

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  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Sep 19, 2013 9:06 AM in response to Believe314
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    Sep 19, 2013 9:06 AM in response to Believe314

    By 'download the backup copies' do you mean re-downloading ? The association should only occur if you use iTunes Match, automatic downloads, or re-download past purchases. If you buy the items directly on that computer and then sync them to the devices, or if you buy them on a device you can then connect and copy them from that device via File > Devices > Transfer Purchases, then the computer shouldn't become associated with an account.

     

    From what I understand the 90 days is an attempt to stop illegal sharing e.g. another user logging onto your computer and re-downloading all of their purchases.