Is this OS X 10.4 deal too good to be true?

[Axemantitan]

I found this retailer which is selling 10.4 Tiger for $20. Amazon.com is selling the same product for $185. Is the first retailer a scammer, or is Amazon overcharging?

On the one hand, I have never known Amazon to overcharge for anything (if anything, the opposite is true), but on the other hand, this is older software and they are charging full price for it. What do you think?

 

[synth3tik]

Tiger is an outdated OS. Clearance prices are great. You can't expect them from every retailer.

 

[mathcolo]

REQUIRES VOLUME LICENSE PURCHASE.

That's why it's so cheap

 

[Roy Hobbs]

I found this retailer which is selling 10.4 Tiger for $20. Amazon.com is selling the same product for $185. Is the first retailer a scammer, or is Amazon overcharging?

On the one hand, I have never known Amazon to overcharge for anything (if anything, the opposite is true), but on the other hand, this is older software and they are charging full price for it. What do you think?

Look again the versions on Amazon aren't being sold directly by Amazon. They are being sold through 3rd party

 

[Axemantitan]

REQUIRES VOLUME LICENSE PURCHASE.

That's why it's so cheap

What does that mean? Do I have to buy multiple copies?

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

Tiger is an outdated OS. Clearance prices are great. You can't expect them from every retailer.

Plenty of people still use it.

What does that mean? Do I have to buy multiple copies?

Yes. I also don't see a buy button anywhere.

 

[Axemantitan]

What does that mean? Do I have to buy multiple copies?

If I am reading this page correctly, it means that I need a license number to activate the product. That seems odd, considering that Apple (unlike MS) does not require a license number to install or activate the OS. You're not supposed to(nor am I condoning this), but you can do multiple installations off of one disc. Is this correct?

 

[Shake 'n' Bake]

If I am reading this page correctly, it means that I need a license number to activate the product. That seems odd, considering that Apple (unlike MS) does not require a license number to install or activate the OS. You're not supposed to(nor am I condoning this), but you can do multiple installations off of one disc. Is this correct?

Must be the family pack.

 

[Axemantitan]

I just Googled the license key (MA560ZM/A) and I found the same product being sold on Apple's Latin America site for US$15.64. I'm pretty sure it's for the single-user license install DVD.

 

[flopticalcube]

Must be the family pack.

Family packs don't have license keys. They are exactly the same as single-user except for the license agreement.

 

[ZeroCorpse]

Caveat Emptor

You never know what's up... But why Tiger? It's old!

 

[Macky-Mac]

I just Googled the license key (MA560ZM/A) and I found the same product being sold on Apple's Latin America site for US$15.64. I'm pretty sure it's for the single-user license install DVD.

i think that's just the apple product ID number, not a license key. I suspect you're looking at an offer to sell you disks with the OS on it which may not do you any good if you don't have a valid volume license