On 29/08/2011, at 7:33 AM, objectwerks inc wrote: >> I haven't used the App Store so I don't know. I thought that family pack >> thing only applies to Lion. Does it apply to S/W from BB and Lemke et al >> from whom you would otherwise have to buy for each machine? Don't you still >> have to get separate user keys from them? > > > no. Any software you buy on the App Store can be installed on any machine > you own from your iTunes account. This is part of the deal. And none of the > software has user keys. It is all built-in to the store software that you > embed in your app to get it on the store.
Yes, this is very enticing (at least for me), BUT this is what we thought as well about the iTunes App Store for all your iOS devices (or at least I did) and now I am a bit wary about this going forward with iCloud and all. Sure, the software is not DRM'ed (AFAIK), but if you want the benefits of App Store Updates (future auto updates - or is that in Lion already) then you will probably need to have those Mac logged into the same MobileMe/iCloud account. <Future Guessing> And what's to say in the future that Apple doesn't offer the *option* of "locked down" Macs for those people who don't *want* the problems of malware or having to manage their own Applications etc. Then your apps would be defined by your iCloud login. I suspect, in the end, every person will be paying once for all the apps they use on Macs they use (and similarly for iOS devices). This is subtly different than paying once for all the apps they use on any Macs they manage / control / have access to (and similarly for iOS devices). </Future Guessing> Cheers, Ashley. -- Ashley Aitken Perth, Western Australia mrhatken at mac dot com Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!) _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
