Yes. Using the form when it comes back up will get you a redemption code. I'm assuming you use the same App Store account for both computers, of course. If you do, it'll update both no problem.
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Apple's OS X Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Application Goes Live Ahead of Public Launch [Updated]
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Yes. Using the form when it comes back up will get you a redemption code. I'm assuming you use the same App Store account for both computers, of course. If you do, it'll update both no problem.
It should be handled just like any other purchase on the Mac Appstore. The software (in this case, OS X Mountain Lion) will be registered as one of your purchases. So, until Apple decides to kill the Mac Appstore, you should be able to download it to your heart's content on as many Macs as you own, tied to your AppleID. No?
If it can be bundled to the Apple ID, then the funny thing is that it's better than getting a Mac with pre-loaded ML. Afaik, the pre-loaded OS X belongs to the machine which you bought, you're not able to link it somehow to your Apple ID (like you can with iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand). So if you want to install ML on your other Macs, theoretically you cannot do it with your pre-loaded version of OS X. There's a tricky way to get your hands on the installer dmg file in recovery mode, but I guess it's not completely legal in Apple's interpretation.
Can anyone confirm this? I think it does bind to your ID for multiple installs but I can't remember.
Look, what I know is that I've bought an Air last year with pre-loaded Lion, and there is no way I can download it from the App Store again for free. It's simply not bound to my Apple ID, while the iLife programs indeed are. The only way to download Lion installer again is boot into recovery mode, but the installer file is hidden, and normally you couldn't carry it to another Mac. There is a way to abort the install process, catch the downloaded dmg installer and copy it onto a USB drive for example. But you know, it's only possible with some hackin' around, and it is definitely not bound to my Apple ID.
Wtf?
Apple promised the free upgrade to Mountain Lion on their website when I bought my new MacBook Pro in June. Why would I now have to apply for it? And why is this news at all?
Apple promised the free upgrade to Mountain Lion on their website when I bought my new MacBook Pro in June. Why would I now have to apply for it? And why is this news at all?
They can't just give it to everyone for free, you know? They need a way to know that you bought your mac on or after June 11th. So by sending in this request they can verify through serial number that your mac was one that was purchased on or after June 11th. Its just their way of making sure the right people are getting the software for free.
Let's see: I bought it from them and registered it. You don't think that their database is up to that?
If there is an updated ilife that comes with ML, do these machines that get the free ML also et the free ilife update? They should no?
I wondered about that too. I just assume that MAS can't check the serial no. of the machine doing the download so you need a redemption code to prove eligibility.
Thats because yours is PRE INSTALLED. The up to date program is for people who bought macs a month before the new OS came out. What you do is Register the mac to the up to date program and they give you a Redeem code for Mountain Lion which is than registered to...your apple id.
Hey dude, I'm perfectly aware of that.
That's exactly what I pointed out in my previous post... that it's kinda funny that with this free update program you get an "unlimited" App Store version of OS X, but if you buy a Mac just a few weeks later, you get only the pre-installed version, which is limited to just one Mac.Hey dude, I'm perfectly aware of that.
How does one re-install on a pre-installed machine then? When you install from the recovery partition it asks for your apple ID and downloads the operating system, so it must be tied to your account in some sense.
Strange that Lion is still in their app store for $ 29.99, when ML is coming out in a few days.
I suspect that will stay there even after ML comes out. There will be people who have machines that Lion supports, but ML does not.
Since I was in a mall this a.m., I stopped by the Apple Retail Store and copied down the serial numbers of three of their retina display MBPs on display. We'll see if those serials have been blocked or if they yield a Mountain Lion upgrade when the time comes.
My point is more about the non-logical price.
19.99 for ML and 29.99 for the (older) Lion
Wow, some people just need to grumble, don't they? You don't need to apply, you need to request. There's a difference. You were promised a free upgrade and you will get it once it's live. Then you request your copy and it will be yours. Why isn't it automatic? Because maybe not everyone wants the upgrade. If it was automatic you can imagine the backlash of people who prefer to wait for x.2 releases or not upgrade at all. This way you just need to fill out a form, get a code and it's all yours.
I'm jumping in on this update. I have snow leopard now, but unfortunately I've noticed a few apps I've been wanting to download from the App store don't work on it, only Lion....not to mention the latest Aperture update. So although I'm perfectly happy with S.L., I'm going to update. I'm a little excited by some of the new features but only as long as my system stays as stable as it is now. I just love my MBP and don't want it ***** up with incompatibilities and bugs.
I am hoping that all 2012 (and older.
) get a update that when they do a internet restore, that it downloads ML. That would really tick me off if I had to install Lion first then ML. :/Hugh
