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Apple Metric

Apple-branded computer

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
Device
Aliases
single Apple-branded computer; Mac
Definition
macOS Tahoe 26 SLA §2A: “you are granted a limited, non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer at any one time.”
Counting rules
Preinstalled and single-copy licences: one copy per Apple-branded computer at any one time (§2A). Only one user at a time, and no network availability to multiple computers at the same time, unless otherwise licensed (§2J). Never on non-Apple hardware (§2J).
Floors / minimums
One copy per computer; up to two additional virtualized instances per computer under §2B(iii).
Applies to products
  • macOS
Product category
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