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 >>>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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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