Mac App store: does software work on multiple macs?

Thanks for posting this. I did a Google search to find the answer, and your post was amongst the top three.

I agree, Aperture 3 seems really tempting, and if I could have it on the iMac and Air it be amazing. I had to look twice, when I first saw it, I'm like "$179.99 ...not really saving anything", but took a second look and realized it's only $79.99!!.

I'm also tempted to wait for Ebay prices to drop so I can have an actual disc, I have feeling sellers won't have a choice but drop the price once people find out about Apertures new price on the App Store.

 

In theory yes. You can simply log into the app store on another system using the same account and redownload the app.
Its the same with the iPhone/iPad etc, although thats limited to 5 different mac though I think.....

 

Go to the Purchases tab

I just got the $80 Aperture special for my 2 macs - have to go to the Purchases screen, the install button is there. It made me confirm some credit card info - since this is not the Mac I sync my iTunes to, I think it saw it as a new machine for me. Worked, started downloading after that. I was a little leery of the credit card check, but I guess it's really the only way they have to make sure it's really me. Will scan the credit card statements and email confirmations to make sure I'm not double billed, but I'm pretty sure that this is not going to happen.

 

I got that credit card check when downloading a free application on a new machine, so don't be too worried!

 

Some people like me are old school- if we're going to spend big bucks on something, we don't like being dependent on an online website to host the software in case it goes down/etc.

That being said you could easily overcome this by just burning it to a backup DVD or something.

 

I would love to know the odds of having to reinstall software and the host website not being available. I'm going to go on a limb and say it is quite low.