Mac AppStore T&Cs?

I had a quick look at them but could not find anything related to the number of machines on which you could install purchased software.

I have two Macs at home and the software I purchased through the Mac AppStore on one showed up and installed on the second (using the same iTunes login).

If this works for Aperture, iWork or iLife softs, it makes those deals even better!

I wonder whether this is valid for all AppStore soft and whether there is a limit to the number of machines on which you can sync software. In iTunes, you can authorize up to 5 machines I think, but the AppStore did not ask me anything.
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Macworld. Let's hope that it isn't an oversight that Apple will correct at some point.

noegd said:

I wonder whether this is valid for all AppStore soft and whether there is a limit to the number of machines on which you can sync software. In iTunes, you can authorize up to 5 machines I think, but the AppStore did not ask me anything.
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On the MacApp Store FAQ says that purchased applications "may be used on any Macs that you own or control for your personal use," no activation keys, serial numbers of registration numbers are required, iTunes gift cards may be applied towards purchases and future application updates will be free.

I was wondering how the large corporations that are primarily Windows based were going to buy software for their Mac creatives.

mailche said:

noegd said:

I wonder whether this is valid for all AppStore soft and whether there is a limit to the number of machines on which you can sync software. In iTunes, you can authorize up to 5 machines I think, but the AppStore did not ask me anything.
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On the MacApp Store FAQ says that purchased applications "may be used on any Macs that you own or control for your personal use," no activation keys, serial numbers of registration numbers are required, iTunes gift cards may be applied towards purchases and future application updates will be free.

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This is the same with music and homesharing. It's quite brilliant actually now we just need homeshare to function with some sort of VPN solution through Airport Extreme and TC this would a nice addition to the possibility of external acces to iDrive functionality.
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richiebee said:

I was wondering how the large corporations that are primarily Windows based were going to buy software for their Mac creatives.

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I guess the way they have always done it until now. Or can you give me any reason why that should have stopped working?

If you meant to say that at the moment it is not clear whether or how the Mac AppStore can be used by corporations, you would have had a point. But you did noy say that, you said that for you it is not clear at the moment how corporations can buy any Mac software at all right now. Which obviously is a silly question. I leave it to the public as to why you would ask such a question.

I didn't say it would stop working, but the Apple store price is $219CDN, and the App store price is $80CDN. I guess this is Apple's way of sticking it to The Man.

I'm not sure why people aren't more concerned or at least questioning about what's going on here.

Making the App store for personal users only was something I hadn't previously thought about. If they keep it this way, then all is good. If the low, low price is just an introductory offer to entice you into the App store, then all is good. But if they plan on making all of their professional apps, available to professionals for this kind of low price, they will likely force competing products out of the Apple marketplace. Just because Apple can afford to do it, doesn't mean that competing developers can afford to do it, especially those for whom software is their only business.

I'm sure Apple would love to kill the competition. I'm sure Apple shareholders would too. But as an Apple customer I want choice. It encourages innovation and competitiveness.

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I guess the way they have always done it until now. Or can you give me any reason why that should have stopped working?

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richiebee said:

I didn't say it would stop working, but the Apple store price is $219CDN, and the App store price is $80CDN. I guess this is Apple's way of sticking it to The Man.

I'm not sure why people aren't more concerned or at least questioning about what's going on here.

Making the App store for personal users only was something I hadn't previously thought about. If they keep it this way, then all is good.

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The difference you quoted (Aperture I guess) is proportionally smaller than the difference between Adobe's regular and education prices.

Could we see Adobe's software offered at education price on the AppStore (for personal use only)?
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Corkcampbell said:

Yes, this has been reported by various websites and publications like Macworld. Let's hope that it isn't an oversight that Apple will correct at some point.

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They just published an entire article on this one subject:
http://www.macworld.com/article/157018/2011/01/appstore_licensing.html