Charles What is this "family pack" you speak of regarding Panther? Is that a bit like a site licence that grants say 5 users to install software on their machines from the one set of disks?
Why is Mac OS X so expensive? It costs AUS $230 which is $50 more than Windows XP. If it is based on BSD Unix, how can Apple justify this huge price hike, when BSD is free under the GNU Licence? IT really does act as a disincentive to go Mac. Also fast PC's (2.4GHz entry level) are less than half the price of an entry level iMac (AUS $2300). The main obstacle I encounter is that people can get a brand new PC for the price of a second hand iMac 450. I can't help but think that Apple have got to drop the price if they are serious about making inroads into the desktop war. Back to Panther, I will have at least 2 Macs (already have a damaged iMac, but am getting aG4 tower to compelement it), but the iMac will go to another member of the family living in another state, so would I be better off getting the Family Pack or 2 copies of Panther? Thanks In Advance Pete -----Original Message----- From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Martin Sent: Thursday, 15 April 2004 6:57 AM To: iMac List Subject: Re: OS X Ownership Question > From: john coz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Question: am I free to install, > say, Jaguar > on the used machine, even though my Jaguar OS was > "linked" to my current machine before I upgraded to > Panther? Or could I even install the same copy of > Panther on both machines? > > The bottom line is, I will offer less for the used > machine if I will need to by another copy of OS 10.xx. The license on OS X makes this clear: you are allowed to install it on only one machine. I might suggest that you ask Apple about upgrading your Panther to the "family pack," which is a license for Panther (no need for new discs) to be installed on up to five machines and costs about the same as two copies. I imagine that they would let you "upgrade" to this for just the difference between what you paid for Panther already and what the cost is, though I could be wrong about that. Apple does not employ "activation" or other tricks to physically prevent you from installing Panther on both machines, but it *is* illegal and acts as a disincentive to Apple to offer reasonable pricing on their OS. _Chas_ Read the PDB of August 6th, 2001 for yourself: http://www.cnn.com/2004/images/04/10/whitehouse.pdf and then tell me how the President could go on vacation for a month. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
