How does it tell if you used the single user pack to install on 5 machines? I'm not planning to do this (i don't even have a mac yet), i'm just curious.
How does it tell if you used the single user pack to install on 5 machines? I'm not planning to do this (i don't even have a mac yet), i'm just curious.
Since you can only install OS X on a Mac I don't think they will. They've already made the majority of the money.I'm sure Apple will one day do keycode checks to verify installs and stuff. AT this point, I don't think they care as much. After they hook the users and get really big (like 20% marketshare), than they can release the hounds.
If you're a student you can get it for $69, that's not much...Amazon has it for $109 shipped too.
If you're a student you can get it for $69, that's not much...Amazon has it for $109 shipped too.
This is the price I was quoted it would be for students, but when I go to their online education store, it shows up as $116. How do I get this price?
Depending on where you live of course...
NZ Student pays $US135, which is more than the non-student in the US has to pay.
This is the price I was quoted it would be for students, but when I go to their online education store, it shows up as $116. How do I get this price?
Go to an actual university book/technology store.
IMO the main reason there isn't overt security, which most people seem to miss: you have to have a Mac to run OS X. So even if you are dishonest, Mac has still made significant money off you (or whoever bought your computer(s)), and even more significantly has gained a user (or several users).
Which is more important to Apple than actual sales of OS X. Although not being honest is hurting them, so don't go there.
Well me and a fellow student are paying half each towards Leopard and will install it on both of our machines. So I am glad they have no serial number/activation. Yes we are betraying the trust, but I don't feel particularly bad about short changing Apple out of £70.
Well me and a fellow student are paying half each towards Leopard and will install it on both of our machines. So I am glad they have no serial number/activation. Yes we are betraying the trust, but I don't feel particularly bad about short changing Apple out of £70.