Uh, Paul, Question. You say your friend got Lion for free? I sort of hate to ask this; but, was this a legal legitimate acquisition of Lion?
Seems to me something doesn't quite add up here. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: > Hi Chris b, > Thanks for the info. Regarding license issues, we did the right thing but it > was terribly cumbersome. In the time slot where lion was about to come out, > my friend in a neighbouring country bought himself a macbook pro. It came > with sl, but he got lion for free as soon as it would come out. To our > disappointment though, getting the lion license on to his computer did not > work out. We called is apple store and they gave us instructions, but no > luck. We lost an afternoon and a night struggling with it. So, I will give > him my lion installer next week, and help him install it over skype on > another windows machine. So yeah, he did the right thing. But the support > from the apple store, how to get the lion license my friend already payed for > at his purchase, on to his machine, was bad. Knowing that all lion installers > are the same, will solve our issue, so thanks a lot. Again. By the way, this > experience of not getting good help from an apple store is rare, at least in > my experience being a macbook owner, it never happened before. > > Paul. > On Aug 29, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > >> Apple has never, to my knowledge, tracked their OS installs with serial >> numbers or the like. So you can install a single image onto multiple >> machines and they trust you will do the right thing as far as purchasing >> licenses. >> >> CB >> >> On 8/27/11 8:45 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>> Teresa, >>> Do you happen to know if the Lion installers are personalized with a serial >>> number or something else? I.e., once I have my Lion installer downloaded, >>> can I install that without any trouble on to someone else's mac, to avoid >>> having him download all of it? Just wondering. >>> Paul. >>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>> >>>> I think it's simply a matter of getting used to new ways of doing things, >>>> as happens with any change. I'm quite happy, even with mail. I like the >>>> new way of navigating it. It's more like navigating a webpage in Safari >>>> now. I know I can change it, but I'm going to keep using it this way and >>>> see if I get used to it. The only problem I'm having is downloading the >>>> install again, so I can put it onto a DVD. I didn't realize it would >>>> self-destruct. I've gotten download errors, but assume that's the servers >>>> going nuts. >>>> >>>> Anyway, the gist is that change is always a gamble, IMO … >>>> >>>> Teresa >>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>> In a word, No. lol. At least in my opinion. The mail issues are very >>>>> real. You can get around most of them but issues they are. But besides >>>>> mail, I don't think there's much to complain about. And keep in mind, >>>>> one something as big as a new OS comes out, most posts are going to be >>>>> people needing help. >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Twitter& Skype: rwalker296 >>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 21, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> To speak frankly, all these issues I'm reading about, (especially the >>>>>> issues with mail) make me wonder now just whether or not I should pay >>>>>> $29.95 and upgrade to Lion or not. Could it quite possibly be that all >>>>>> these problems people are having result from trying to learn a new OS >>>>>> without having much in the way of manuals or guidance? Could it quite >>>>>> possibly be that there are faster and better ways of doing things than >>>>>> have been found so far? Now somewhat skeptical. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>>>>> >>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype name: >>>>>> barefootedray >>>>>> >>>>>> Facebook: >>>>>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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