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Apple Metric

Device Assignment

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
Device
Aliases
device-based assignment; device licensing; Managed Distribution
Definition
Volume Content Service Addendum §8A(iii): assignment of App Store Volume Content “directly to a unique iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, or visionOS device owned or controlled by You or Your Authorized User”.
Counting rules
One licence per unique device: “separate purchases must be made for each unique device (i.e., a single license may not be simultaneously shared by multiple devices)”. The Organization is deemed the end user for EULA purposes, keeps ownership and may revoke and reassign (§11D). App Store Volume Content only; not Apple Books.
Floors / minimums
One licence per device.
Applies to products
  • Volume Content Service
  • App Store apps
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