I use the same Apple ID on all my Lion Macs, and download software I've purchased to as many as I like. Is there some plan to change this in Mountain Lion?
J. On Apr 16, 2012, at 4:37 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote: > Everyone by now has heard about the App Store. Apple even has gone so far as > to deploy Lion this way, and appears poised to provide ALL Apple produced > software this way... AND NO OTHER. So what's the big deal right? Seems pretty > convenient! > > Well the Devil is in the details. First, each App Store account can only > purchase Lion once. You cannot then take that App Store account to another > computer and use it to purchase another copy of Lion! For most people, this > is a non-issue, but for a corporation with LOTS of Macs deployed, this is a > cold slap in the face! Now we have to make up an account for each computer, > and then keep track of which account is used by which computer so we can use > it for purchases just for that Mac in the future! That is just UGLY! > > Now they DO have a volume licensing deal, where you can buy 20 licenses > minimum, and then make a DVD installer to deploy it, or create a custom image > and go that route (not good for upgrades though). So you faithfully buy the > 20 licenses. Oh but whoops! You forgot about the 5 other guys at another > campus! No problem, you will just buy 5 more, right? After all, you already > purchased the 20 minimum. NO SIR!!! You must buy ANOTHER 20! > > You would think that Apple would just say, "Oh sorry our bad! Here you can > now create a corporate app store account and use it as many times as you need > to! Thanks a bunch for the business!" But instead they are pushing out > inadequate hacks, and then telling their business customers that this is t he > way it is, and deal with it. To their credit, the price of Lion is > dramatically cheaper, so maybe that is much ado about nothing. Still, Apple > users have never been about the price of the product, but the ease and > convenience. > > The Apple of the past has always had a great reputation for thinking things > through pretty thoroughly. Not anymore though. We used to keep our corporate > credit card on file at the Apple store, so whenever we wanted to buy > something, they would just run it. Apple Corporate has put the kibosh on > that, forcing businesses to apply for terms, and they want to see you > financials first. Our accounting department says no way, so no net 30 account > for us! The upshot is we will have to go elsewhere from now on to purchase > our Apple products, and what is the position of Apple Corporate, the regional > manager, the store manager and the business manager at the local store? "Oh, > well." > > We used to be one of their top customers ever. Now we are no customer, and no > one at Apple is even flinching. When I see this sort of thing happening to a > company, I envision a large lake frozen over, but large cracks forming under > the surface. And this from a lifelong Apple diehard! It is my impression that > there are people at Apple who have wanted to implement their lame ways of > doing things for a long time, and now that Steve is gone, they see the > opportunity to prove what smart guys they are! Instead they are making a > bunch of really bad choices. In a few years time there may not be a big > distinction operationally between Apple and an unwieldy behemoth corporation > like AT&T. > > Bob > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
