Can my Company Buy Family license or is there other options for Corporations?

JimmieStrong

We are interested in getting more than just one license but want to adhere to license requirements. If our company wanted 6 copies would we be OK ordering the Family pack? or is there other options for Corporate buyers?

lhotka

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We are interested in getting more than just one license but want to adhere to license requirements. If our company wanted 6 copies would we be OK ordering the Family pack? or is there other options for Corporate buyers?

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Now that it's only in the App store, you're out of luck. Those licenses are tied to a specific, individual, Apple ID that belongs to an individual person, not a company.

khad

Going forward 1Password 4 will be MAS-only, and the options for businesses are different in Apple's Mac App Store. However, at this time, we do have a business store for 1Password 3:



[url="https://agilebits.com/store/business"]https://agilebits.com/store/business[/url]



With regard to the Mac App Store, here is what the [url="http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html#APPS"]license terms[/url] specify (emphasis added):



[quote]



MAC APP STORE PRODUCT USAGE RULES



Except as otherwise set forth herein,



(i) You may download and use an application from the Mac App Store (“Mac App Store Product”) for personal, non-commercial use on any Apple-branded products running Mac OS X (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control.



(ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, you may download a Mac App Store Product for use by either (a) a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) used by that individual that you own or control or ( b ) multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control. For example, [b]a single employee may use a Mac App Store Product on both the employee’s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer[/b], or multiple students may serially use a Mac App Store Product on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library. [b]For the sake of clarity, each Mac Computer used serially by multiple users requires a separate license.[/b]



(iii) Use may require sign-in with the Apple ID used to download the Mac App Store Product from the Mac App Store. Mac App Store Products can be updated through the Mac App Store only.[/quote]



Further clarification from the [url="http://www.macworld.com/article/156962/2011/01/mac_app_store_faq.html"]Macworld Mac App Store FAQ[/url]:



[b]Can I buy an app on one Mac for use on all my computers?[/b]

Yes, you can install apps bought from the Mac App Store on any and every Mac that you personally own and use.



[b]What about the five-Mac restriction that I have with videos I bought from iTunes? Does that work for Apps too?[/b]

No. Apps don't check to see if you've using an iTunes-authorized Mac. They can ask you to verify your Apple ID and password, but that's a single check and it's just to verify you are who you say you are. Once your identity is verified, that's it. There's no authorizing or deauthorizing or counting of different Macs.



[b]Does that mean I could buy one copy of an app and install it on every Mac in my business?[/b]

No, the license you agree to when you enter the Mac App Store says that app downloads are for Macs that you personally own, and that's a license for personal use. [b]Apps that are intended for business and professional use are licensed differently, typically to you or for a single computer, but used by several people.[/b] While there's no technical impediment to you installing them on multiple Macs at work, you'll be violating the license agreement. It's the same scenario as if you buy a single-user copy of iWork and install it on ten Macs at work—you can do it, but you're violating the license agreement, making the act ethically questionable.



[b]Are there family pack licensing options in the App Store?[/b]

No, apps are purchased for and owned by a user linked to a single Apple ID. But if you log in with that ID on all the Macs in your household, you can download and install your apps on each one.





I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.



Cheers!