Yes I have 5 Macs at home. G5 and 12inch PB for me. 12inch 900MHz iBook for the wife and a 15inch 500MHz TiBook and Pismo for the kids. I also have 2 Dells and a IBM.
Yes I have 5 Macs at home. G5 and 12inch PB for me. 12inch 900MHz iBook for the wife and a 15inch 500MHz TiBook and Pismo for the kids. I also have 2 Dells and a IBM.
In that case family pack is a steal.
Personally i don't feel 'particularly wrong' by installing 1 copy on my 2 comps.
Hmmm... College Dorms... That's one location right? It's one address... I'm sure I could rally 5 of us together to go in on a family pack. That would make it $40 a piece instead of the $70 EDU price.
Hmmm....
The only EDU price I've found in Europe yet is 70 ? for 10 to 100 licenses. Were can I get a single-EDU-license from?
I won't buy it for 140 + shipping, at least not yet, because I believe that more ram for the same price will make a greater improvement.
So if two computers are running the same OS X from a Single User License copy, connected by Ethernet, will the software basically inhibit use of network-activity/use of one of the computers, or is it just a moral thing? m.
It's a moral and legal thing. Hmmmm. . . besides morals and laws what keeps you from doing something "wrong"? Opps, sorry this ain't AO, is it?
My only problem with the Family Pack idea is what happens if and when you sell your old computer. For me, 12-18 months of use followed by an eBay auction and a new computer has become a way of life.
If I'm selling someone my old computer, I should legally include a legit copy of the OS. That copy could simply be the one that shipped with the computer, but I think someone buying my computer a year or so from now is going to want and expect Panther, not Jaguar. Giving someone a CD-R copy of your Family Pack copy of Panther is not a legit solution.
I've got a $24 copy of Panther on the way for my new G5. That copy will go out with that computer when I almost inevitably buy a 3GHz G5 next year. (Unless, of course, there's a OS X 10.4 "Some New Large Feline" before there's a 3 GHz G5.)
But I've also just bought a new 12" PowerBook. Ordered 9/16, invoiced 10/4, delivered 10/7 -- all shortly before 10/8. It was a BTO too, so I'm having problems with my serial number working on the upgrade web page, even though others who bought before 10/8 are managing to qualify for the cheap upgrade on other non-BTO, non-G5 systems.
I feel like installing the same copy of the OS on both my desktop and my laptop is fair use, so just for my own use I don't feel morally obligated to buy two copies. But when it's time to sell (and that day will come!) I can't rightly sell one copy and keep another, or sell one copy to two people. Because of that, discount or not, I will buy a second copy of Panther and not get a Family Pack.
It's a moral and legal thing. Hmmmm. . . besides morals and laws what keeps you from doing something "wrong"? Opps, sorry this ain't AO, is it?
But if I buy the Single User License, and install it on both computers, will it render the Ethernet connection useless, etc? ie: Is there a M$ style key checking thing in there? m.
But if I buy the Single User License, and install it on both computers, will it render the Ethernet connection useless, etc? ie: Is there a M$ style key checking thing in there? m.
There is nothing M$ about Mac products. That would be horrible.
(edit): Windows isn't even worth stealing, why anyone would go through all that trouble just for an unstable and overall crappy OS is beyond me.
So if two computers are running the same OS X from a Single User License copy, connected by Ethernet, will the software basically inhibit use of network-activity/use of one of the computers, or is it just a moral thing? m.
no, it is just a moral thing. basically they admitted before that they know people use a copy the got on more than 1 machine, they made the family park to make it easier and more affordable to keep people more honest. they said they know most people cant afford to buy a new copy for each machine, so with the family pack, for only $70 more, you get up to 5 machines, instead of having to pay $600. (which many people cannot afford)
OSX doent have product keys and stuff like that yet(I remember they said they dont want to have to do that. that was one of hte features that Apple touted a few years ago when setting up a mac, no convluted product activation.
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Originally posted by GreggWSmith
Yes I have 5 Macs at home. G5 and 12inch PB for me. 12inch 900MHz iBook for the wife and a 15inch 500MHz TiBook and Pismo for the kids. I also have 2 Dells and a IBM.
In that case family pack is a steal.
Personally i don't feel 'particularly wrong' by installing 1 copy on my 2 comps.
Originally posted by bauman
Hmmm... College Dorms... That's one location right? It's one address... I'm sure I could rally 5 of us together to go in on a family pack. That would make it $40 a piece instead of the $70 EDU price.
Hmmm....
The only EDU price I've found in Europe yet is 70 ? for 10 to 100 licenses. Were can I get a single-EDU-license from?
I won't buy it for 140 + shipping, at least not yet, because I believe that more ram for the same price will make a greater improvement.
Originally posted by Merovingian
So if two computers are running the same OS X from a Single User License copy, connected by Ethernet, will the software basically inhibit use of network-activity/use of one of the computers, or is it just a moral thing? m.
It's a moral and legal thing. Hmmmm. . . besides morals and laws what keeps you from doing something "wrong"? Opps, sorry this ain't AO, is it?
If I'm selling someone my old computer, I should legally include a legit copy of the OS. That copy could simply be the one that shipped with the computer, but I think someone buying my computer a year or so from now is going to want and expect Panther, not Jaguar. Giving someone a CD-R copy of your Family Pack copy of Panther is not a legit solution.
I've got a $24 copy of Panther on the way for my new G5. That copy will go out with that computer when I almost inevitably buy a 3GHz G5 next year. (Unless, of course, there's a OS X 10.4 "Some New Large Feline" before there's a 3 GHz G5.)
But I've also just bought a new 12" PowerBook. Ordered 9/16, invoiced 10/4, delivered 10/7 -- all shortly before 10/8. It was a BTO too, so I'm having problems with my serial number working on the upgrade web page, even though others who bought before 10/8 are managing to qualify for the cheap upgrade on other non-BTO, non-G5 systems.
I feel like installing the same copy of the OS on both my desktop and my laptop is fair use, so just for my own use I don't feel morally obligated to buy two copies. But when it's time to sell (and that day will come!) I can't rightly sell one copy and keep another, or sell one copy to two people. Because of that, discount or not, I will buy a second copy of Panther and not get a Family Pack.
Originally posted by fahlman
It's a moral and legal thing. Hmmmm. . . besides morals and laws what keeps you from doing something "wrong"? Opps, sorry this ain't AO, is it?
But if I buy the Single User License, and install it on both computers, will it render the Ethernet connection useless, etc? ie: Is there a M$ style key checking thing in there? m.
Originally posted by Merovingian
But if I buy the Single User License, and install it on both computers, will it render the Ethernet connection useless, etc? ie: Is there a M$ style key checking thing in there? m.
There is nothing M$ about Mac products. That would be horrible.
(edit): Windows isn't even worth stealing, why anyone would go through all that trouble just for an unstable and overall crappy OS is beyond me.
Originally posted by Merovingian
So if two computers are running the same OS X from a Single User License copy, connected by Ethernet, will the software basically inhibit use of network-activity/use of one of the computers, or is it just a moral thing? m.
no, it is just a moral thing. basically they admitted before that they know people use a copy the got on more than 1 machine, they made the family park to make it easier and more affordable to keep people more honest. they said they know most people cant afford to buy a new copy for each machine, so with the family pack, for only $70 more, you get up to 5 machines, instead of having to pay $600. (which many people cannot afford)
OSX doent have product keys and stuff like that yet(I remember they said they dont want to have to do that. that was one of hte features that Apple touted a few years ago when setting up a mac, no convluted product activation.