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Apple Metric

Mac Computer (per individual or shared)

Catalog row in Vendor License Metrics · Cited

Unit
User
Aliases
per individual; shared Mac; Enterprise use
Definition
macOS Tahoe 26 SLA §2B(ii): a commercial enterprise or educational institution may run one copy “(a) by a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) that you own or control, or (b) by multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control.”
Counting rules
Applies to Apple Software obtained from the Mac App Store or by automatic download. Either one individual across all Macs the organization owns or controls, or many individuals serially on one shared Mac. The same wording appears in the Final Cut Pro and Pages SLAs §2A(ii) and in the Apple Media Services Usage Rules for Enterprise use of Apps.
Applies to products
  • macOS
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Pages
  • Keynote
  • Numbers
  • Mac App Store apps
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