Can i download multiple copies of mountain lion to my other mac's?

I purchsed a copy of Mountain lion from the app store and downloaded it to my laptop. my son purchased a copy of it and downloaded it to his laptop...it made me think that maybe....just maybe i don't have to purchase 3 other copies for each of our family's apple computers and laptops....any insight oh great and powerful community? and if i can do it, how do you do it....

You can use the same OS X Mountain Lion copy you purchased in all your Macs with your Apple ID. If your family members use your Apple ID, you can download OS X Mountain Lion for free on all of them to install it. To save time, download it in one Mac, copy the installer to an external disk or USB drive and use it to install Mountain Lion on all the computers.
However, if those computers are using a different Apple ID, you have to purchase OS X Mountain Lion on each Apple ID in order to upgrade all of them legally. Also, if you don't do this, you will have problems reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion

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On the bright side, it's only $20.
And I would certainly like to have the ownership (and even a copy of the installer on my archive drive), "just in case."
Here are some questions -- which I cannot test because it's not my situation:
Has anyone acquired a pre-owned Mac with Mountain Lion installed but which shipped with an earlier OS version? For those in that circumstance:
Have you been able to apply Mountain Lion update(s)?
How about reinstall ML with Recovery HD?
After either updating or reinstalling, does ML appear in Purchases in App Store?
Just curious.

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As OSX Lion is only available as a download, do I have to purchase multiple copies of OSX Lion one for the laptop & one for the desktop?

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Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
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Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SyndicationUI.framework/Versions/A/Syndicatio nUI
Referenced from: /Users/USER/Desktop/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Reason: image not found
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Mountain Lion came with Safari 6, so you appear to have an older version of Safari still installed. At some time you appear to have moved or renamed an older version of Safari to your desktop. Make sure you launch the Safari 6 that came with Mountain Lion which is in the Applications folder, and trash that older version.
If you somehow deleted Safari 6 or overwrote it with an older copy, you'll either need to reinstall Mountain Lion, copy Safari 6 from another system running Mountain Lion, or extract Safari 6 from the Mountain Lion installer using Pacifist from Charlessoft. Safari 6 for Mountain Lion is not available as a separate download from Apple, to the best of my knowledge.
Regards.
Message was edited by: varjak paw

Can i download a portion of mountain lion Can i download a portion of mountain lion because i only need dictation

I basically only need dictation from the new mountain lion so can i get a portion of the new system because i dont want to pay for something where i only need a part

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Hello,
Can I stagger the OS X Mountain Lion download as long as convenient?

That depends quite a bit on the speed of the links between your computer and the servers sending the download. Your immediate link to the internet and the link from your modem/router to your Mac are ikely to be the slowest links.
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B. Mac App Store License. If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Mac App Store Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms and Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/ itunes/ww/) (“Usage Rules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:
to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one (1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer running OS X Lion or OS X Snow Leopard (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control;
(ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, to download, install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software for use either: (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. For example, a single employee may use the Apple Software on both the employee’s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer, or multiple students may serially use the Apple Software on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library;
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C. Volume or Maintenance License. If you obtained the Apple Software under a volume or maintenance license program with Apple, the terms of your volume or maintenance license will determine the number of copies of the Apple Software you are permitted to download, install, use and run on Apple-branded computers you own or control. Except as agreed to in writing by Apple, all other terms and conditions of this License shall apply to your use of the Apple Software obtained under a volume or maintenance license.
I understand this to mean that the license you purchased is not for enterprise or commercial use unless it is only used by one person or one computer by several people. It is for your personal use for any Mac you own and control. Here is the link so you can download and read it:
http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/

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