Quick question on Lion licensing - note: I'm not trying to get round licensing or ask for approval. I know that I can use a Lion install disk with no comeback if I wish, but just want to check if anyone knows what the correct approach is and avoid paying for a license if it is not necessary, or pay for one if it is. So far, everyone I've asked has had different interpretations.
A person here has a pre-Lion Macbook as well as a brand new iMac that we just bought to replace an old one. New iMac obviously has Lion. We now want him to upgrade the Macbook so he runs the same version of software on both. I know that a purchased copy of Lion can be installed on multiple machines from the same AppStore account (which is what I did with my own machines) but am not sure whether this stacks with a pre-installed copy.
I guess a Windows parallel would be that the pre-installed OEM copy cannot be transferred to another PC, while a retail bought copy can.
However, everyone always says that OSX licensing is much simpler as there is only one version and one license, hence the question as to whether there is a difference between purchased and pre-installed copies of the OS.
(Of course, I *could* just say that Apple have already had more money from the new machine than if I'd just recommend that he upgrade the RAM, disk and OS in his elderly iMac, but I'd rather do things above-board...)
Steve.
A person here has a pre-Lion Macbook as well as a brand new iMac that we just bought to replace an old one. New iMac obviously has Lion. We now want him to upgrade the Macbook so he runs the same version of software on both. I know that a purchased copy of Lion can be installed on multiple machines from the same AppStore account (which is what I did with my own machines) but am not sure whether this stacks with a pre-installed copy.
I guess a Windows parallel would be that the pre-installed OEM copy cannot be transferred to another PC, while a retail bought copy can.
However, everyone always says that OSX licensing is much simpler as there is only one version and one license, hence the question as to whether there is a difference between purchased and pre-installed copies of the OS.
(Of course, I *could* just say that Apple have already had more money from the new machine than if I'd just recommend that he upgrade the RAM, disk and OS in his elderly iMac, but I'd rather do things above-board...)
Steve.