However, I have held off shelling out for a multiple licence for Panther (or Tiger) since I could not justify that expense.
Oh fool ! Read the small print, you idiot !
The difference between an ordinary Jag licence and a Family Pack licence is one printed addendum. And the addendum states that it is a modification to the Software License Agreement for Mac OS X, to allow you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a maximum of five household computers, etc.
Not "Mac OS X Jaguar". Not "Mac OS X 10.2".
Just "Mac OS X".
This is very useful paperwork. As it is worded. it applies to any version of Mac OS X. That would include Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, and presumably Tiger. Now things may be different in the USA or in other jurisdictions, but within the EU, the laws governing Free Trade are very clear: a manufacturer cannot legally impose trade restrictions on the market for used goods. (In other words, if I buy a new PC with bundled software pre-installed on Monday, I can un-bundle and sell on the hardware and software separately without restriction on Tuesday.) This addendum is tradeable independently from the original licence agreement.
So I own a multi-use licence valid for Tiger even before Tiger has been released.
This may not be what Apple intended, but it is certainly what the software licence says, and in law that's what counts. So hang on to your old Family Pack licences - they are more useful than you think.
I suppose Apple might revise this policy worldwide between now and Tiger's release on Friday, but I guess that's unlikely... And it won't cut any ice in the EU anyway.
rgds
Gerald WW
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