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Mac OS X Family Pack... Now Available

Disk Image Rools!

It seems smoother, too. And if you have two or more Macs networked, you can use disk images to play a multiplayer game with one CD.....😀 😀
 
This was a great thread

Disk images are great I use to hate hunting down a cd just to make a drumbeat in Rebirth Drum software.
Yea this is a great thread, had a lot of fun wuth both sides
as we put forth just about every concieveable situation.
Any one get 10.2 yet.
How about it was anyone so full of guilt and ethics thatthey purchased a family pac.
I am waiting about a week or two, to read comments of users with my ancient biege g3.
And then I will buy the "$129 Family pac for all my pc's"
 
Mine's up and running (on 3 Macs - my cat has obviously had a few tips from Fluffy, but I'm damned if I know how he got the CD into the Cube) and it works sweetly. Very much quicker, especially on startup. Of course, the minute they bring out a family pack in Europe I'll be queuing up to give them ALL my money 😀 😀
 
Just checked the AppleStore UK: Jaguar Family Pack is GBP159.00, vs. Single User GBP98.99 (weird price!) Checked the German AppleStore too: it's there, but on neither site does it say anything about 5 users?!? And all the German stuff on 10.2 is in English!? Seems very confused...🙁 🙁 The same applies to the French site: no number of licences specified, and all the spiel is in English. The French will LOVE that!!🙄
 
Now what?

But as far as I am aware, the law in Germany is different: I believe that you are allowed by law to install software on any of your home computers for the price of one licence. Which makes the family pack a bit redundant.

Now I'm in a bit of a quandary: I've just got a copy of Jaguar with my new iBook. Should I go out and buy a five-pack to put on my Cube and iMac? What would you do? 🙁

Answers on a postcard, please 🙂
 
[POSTCARD]
If you are looking to legaly install OS X on more than one computer, get the family pack for $199. If you are looking to install the one-user OS X license on multiple computers:
(A) Legally, you will have to buy a second box, bringing the cost up to about $260, or
(B) Illegally, you could install that copy of OS X on multiple computers for $129.
[/POSTCARD]
 
Au Contraire

Illegally, I can install it for nothing, as it came with the iBook.

The point is, there should be a way I can legalise myself without feeling I'm being a fool...😕
 
Re: Now what?

If this is directed to me, I'm legal. I have not only one single license but I have the family license for 5 computers as well...so I'm more than covered..

Christopher

Originally posted by skunk
But as far as I am aware, the law in Germany is different: I believe that you are allowed by law to install software on any of your home computers for the price of one licence. Which makes the family pack a bit redundant.

Now I'm in a bit of a quandary: I've just got a copy of Jaguar with my new iBook. Should I go out and buy a five-pack to put on my Cube and iMac? What would you do? 🙁

Answers on a postcard, please 🙂
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That sounds extravagantly honest. Me, I'm reluctant to splash out another GBP159.00 when I've just spent twelve hundred on the iBook. There really should be a deal where you can get additional licences for the same household for the equivalent of $20 a throw on top of your original copy, or pay $70 equivalent to upgrade to 5-user. They will HAVE to do something like this for all those who bought a single-user 10.2 before the 5-pack was announced. It's great that Apple are being responsive - if that's what it is - but if the result is to penalise early adopters AGAIN, it just won't DO! 😡
 
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