Ray, Well Ray, Chris B just gave me the piece of knowledge I needed, so it will probably be worked out soon. It hasn't been done yet. On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:57 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
> Did you eventually get the thing solved? > > > 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 2:30 PM, Paul Erkens wrote: > >> Hi Ray, >> No he bought a macbook pro at the time lion would come out within 2 weeks. >> In that time, sl was still installed on new macs, but in those weeks you >> would get a free lion license with the mac. However, how to get that license >> working was a problem. But legal it was, yes. In other words, he bought the >> mac 2 weeks before lion, and apple then gave sl installed, but because the >> new os would come so soon, he was eligible for lion as well. >> Paul. >> On Aug 30, 2011, at 9:26 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> 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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