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Ammety
Ammety
Participant
July 9, 2014
Question

If I buy a CS6 perpetual license, can I put the full suite on two laptops?

  • July 9, 2014
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I'm buying it with my student discount, and as it's still extremely expensive we were told it would come with 2 codes for 2 separate macs

However the summary suggests that it might be more along the lines of one mac can have Photoshop and another can have InDesign

We're both graphic designers so we would both be wanting the full suite!

I can't find anywhere that states categorically either way, and I don't want to spend £329 only to discover I only have one code...

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Ned Murphy
Ned Murphy
Legend
July 9, 2014

A single user license allows for you to install and activate on two machines... there is one serial number per license. If you purchase a suite, it will have one serial number regardless of how many applications it includes.  If you buy searate products, each will have it's own serial number.

For the two machines that you can have activated installations on, only one can be in use at any given time.  If you are planning to split the bill with someone and you both use the software, that is not within the provisions of the license.

Ammety
AmmetyAuthor
Participant
July 9, 2014

So it's more so that when you buy a new mac, or if you have a laptop and a desktop simultaneously?

Would it just not work to have on two laptop simultaneously?

Ned Murphy
Ned Murphy
Legend
July 9, 2014

It is not so much what kind of machines you have, it is just a matter of how you use them.  Adobe allows for two machines to be activated as an aid to users.  There are all kinds of scenarios where having the software installed on two machines is helpful.  Some people have desktops at work/school but need to travel and have to bring their work with them so a laptop comes in handy... similarly, some folks have to take work home with them.  I cannot answer as to what happens if you have the siftware running on the two machines simultaneously... but I can say that it violates the license agreement to do so.

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