does buying the mba let you download for free on another.machine

[henrikrox]

hello

just a quick question. i got the new mba that comes with lion. know i have a old.mbp. do i have to buy lion. or does buying the mba mean i bought lion.

really want to know before i wipe the drive in the mbp

 

[GGJstudios]

Yes, you have to buy Lion to install it on your other Mac. Buying a Mac with Lion pre-installed doesn't give you the ability to install on other Macs free.

 

[henrikrox]

a follow up question

now since my mbp has leopard on it, is there no way to buy lion on my mba?
if i go to the appstore it just says installed, and no option to buy it.

If i could buy it on the mba, i could just make a bootable usb and install lion directly on my mbp

but it seems i can't buy it, and the only way for me to get lion on my mbp, is to buy snow leopard on my mbp, then by lion

is that correct?

Seems weird i can't buy lion on my mba, to use it on another machine

 

[maflynn]

Why not just buy lion on the thumb drive, that solves all your problems

 

[sth]

Why not just buy lion on the thumb drive, that solves all your problems

Except that it's much more expensive.

 

[vitzr]

Except that it's much more expensive.

Welcome to Apple pricing

 

[maflynn]

Except that it's much more expensive.

We're not talking by a lot, I mean the OP is able to afford an MBA, so complaining about an extra 30 - 40 bucks shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[CylonGlitch]

Why not just buy it from the MBP?

 

[Darth.Titan]

Why not just buy it from the MBP?

Because it's running Leopard. Thus, no App Store.

OP, can you use the Lion Recovery Disk Assistant on your MacBook Air, and use the resulting boot drive on your MBP? Just a thought.

 

[interrobang]

If you bought a Mac that shipped with Snow Leopard during the free Lion upgrade period, you were eligible for a free Mac App Store upgrade to Lion. You could then download that App Store upgrade for four other Macs, as well.