Mac App Store - Multiple Users on 1 Computer?

marsattacks

Hello, I understand you don't offer family licences for 1password anymore if you purchase from the Mac App Store (which we have to do if we want the price to include the upgrade to 4).



So here's the question - when you buy from the app store, (say Photoshop), and install it on your computer, it's then available for use on all user accounts on that computer. Is this the case for 1password?



In other words, when my wife is logged into her account on my computer that has 1password, will she be able to use it, as with other purchases on the app store or is 1password different?

khad

TL;DR version: In most cases the Mac App Store licensing is less restrictive than our own Family License. In your case it won't make a bit of difference. <img src='http://forum.agilebits.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



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 [b]any Apple-branded products running Mac OS X (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control.[/b]



(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 [b]any and every Mac[/b] 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.[b] Apps don't check to see if you've using an iTunes-authorized Mac.[/b] 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. 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. 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. [b]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.[/b]



In most cases the Mac App Store licensing is less restrictive than our own Family License. In your case it won't make a bit of difference. <img src='http://forum.agilebits.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />



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



Cheers!

marsattacks

Hello, thanks - so what is the most cost-effective way for my wife and I to use 1password? If I understand you correctly, it'd be better for users to boycott the Apple app store and buy from Agile direct - the family licence at $69, that would be the most cost-effective would it not? To buy for two family members from the app-store would be 40% more expensive? Or have I misunderstood? Thanks

khad

I think you misunderstood me. You can purchase 1Password from the Mac App Store and use it on all the computers you own. From above:



Apps are purchased for and owned by a user linked to a single Apple ID. [b]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.[/b]



Cheers! <img src='http://forum.agilebits.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />