On Apr 18, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Dave Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, they would share an iTunes Store account but they would be treated as > > different > > devices when syncing with iTunes. If a business purchased a set of devices > > and > > synced them all to one computer, this is what they would get by default. > > You are correct, but I think you missed my point. The goal of syncing > typically isn't just to get apps from the desktop to the device, but to sync > other things as well like mail accounts, safari bookmarks, notes, calendars, > app documents, etc.
If the app is being used by professionals in an office, where they are also checking email and stuff on the iPad, that makes sense. But you could easily configure it to not sync Mail accounts and configure them on the device. Or they would probably all sync with their own computers and share an iTunes Store account. If the app is being used in a non-office setting (warehouse inventory, restaurant orders) then it's likely nobody cares about email and bookmarks, etc. That's the scenario I was imagining. As somebody else pointed out, you can only authorized 5 devices on an account at a time, so a business that wanted more would have to use a second account. For a business it seems reasonable to consider each purchase a "five-pack" and price accordingly. -- Ben
