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Comes with a Serial Code?

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Garrett

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Apr 4, 2007
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Do the installation disks come with Serial Codes?

(Please don't take it as that I want to pirate, but I am just so used to the Windows bullocks I have been through, to find out that there is no serial number.)
 
So what makes me buy a family package? When I can just give my friend my install disk? Do they use your current one?
 
So why would someone buy the family pack if there are no serial numbers?

The serial # on your mac must be sent to Apple at some point and software update would know how many times that copy of OS X has been used on different macs?

edit: nevermind...
 
Garrett said:
So what makes me buy a family package? When I can just give my friend my install disk? Do they use your current one?
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You don't have to follow the EULA, but doing so removes any guilt of stealing that this forum will impose upon you :rolleyes:

Also, it would be safe to assume that the more often the EULA is violated, the more likely Apple is either to raise prices to counter this effect or bring us into Windows Activation Hell.
 
We've been over this umpteen times on the forums already. Nothing is technically preventing you from doing what you suggest. To give a single user copy or a Family Pack copy to a friend who does not reside with you are both violations of the EULA.

Apple trusts its users to be responsible, honest, and respectful of the terms of the EULA. And a lot of us on MR would like to keep it that way. No serial numbers, activation codes etc.

So, I guess the only thing other than your conscience that will stop you from doing this is the MR lynch mob that will hunt you down if you do... ;)
 
I am just so used to the Windows bollocks, so I am just so confused about all this trustworthy things! :p
 
I thought I heard somewhere that basically because of these "What stops me from installing this on all my computers" people Apple was including a serial on 10.5.

I Plan on buying a family pack. Because I am legit like that.:D
 
ii bought the family pack, and was wondering if there is only 1 dvd. reason i am asking is my sister is in college in the east, and i would have to ship it to her, but didnt want to be left with no copies incase i need the disc at home. i should be able to make a copy if there is 1 right(legally speaking)?
 
Every 3 months or so I would rebuild my PC (I like to tinker) and have to spend 15 minutes reading 25 key stings to a computer and operator for MS in order to use my valid copy of XP. While they never gave me a hard time about it, at any point they could have just said no and I wouldn't have had much recourse. That leash was one of the reasons I switched to Apple a year ago. Let's not give them a good reason to change that stance.
 
I'm buyig my first mac with Leopard, and I will buy another copy of leopard to install on my wife's mac. i won't pirate the thing, just as a f@#k you to Microsoft for making such a crappy OS with Vista!
 
cobravap said:
ii bought the family pack, and was wondering if there is only 1 dvd. reason i am asking is my sister is in college in the east, and i would have to ship it to her, but didnt want to be left with no copies incase i need the disc at home. i should be able to make a copy if there is 1 right(legally speaking)?
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I think the EULA for the family pack states the 5 macs must be at the same address, so legally you can not send the DVD to someone else.
 
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