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Licenses for FCPX — mutliple computers
I thumbed through the license agreement in FCPX. I have an iMac and a new MacBook Pro and I’m wondering if I can buy one copy of FCPX and install it on both machines.
I know it was allowed in FCPS 3 to install the entire suite on one desktop and one laptop that you own.
Here’s all I really found in the agreement: “you are granted a limited non-transferable license to install and use the Apple Software only on Apple-branded computers that you own or control… you may not distribute or make the software available over a network where it could be used by multiple devices at the same time.”
So to me, that says I can install it on both my iMac and MBP, since I own both.
Am I right to assume that? Also, can anyone give me info on how to install on both machines? I’m thinking I just have to have the same App Store account on both of my machines? Do I download it twice or will it sync somehow?
I haven’t really used the Mac App store too much, so I’m not sure how that process might work.
Thanks
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[Jordan Wilson] “So to me, that says I can install it on both my iMac and MBP, since I own both. “
This is my understanding as well.
[Jordan Wilson] “Am I right to assume that? Also, can anyone give me info on how to install on both machines? I’m thinking I just have to have the same App Store account on both of my machines? Do I download it twice or will it sync somehow? “
You should log into your iTunes account and download it onto each machine. I initially tried just copying the app from desktop to laptop to save the download, but while the app worked and the App Store recognized it as being installed, it claimed it hadn’t been installed via the App Store (true enough), which would have meant I wouldn’t have been able to install updates via the App Store in the future.
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