Can I move Lightroom from a PC to a Mac?

I am about to move from PC to Mac.Someone has suggested to me that I will not be able to move my copy of Lightroom across from one to the other. I didn't want to argue the point with them since they are somewhat more knowledgeable about such things than me, but I am sure that I can. I didn't have to choose a platform when I bought my copy. Perhaps he was referring to the licence. But then again, I'm sure I am licenced for using Lightroom on at least two computers. Who is correct?
Assuming I am, does it matter that they are differnt platforms? As I said, I want to migrate from one to the other, so I don't intend to use it on both anyway.

Well Dorin, that is news to me!  Out of curiosity, I went through the buying process at Adobe to see what happens. Unlike when buying Photoshop, where you have to make a specific choice of platform, with Lightroom, no selection option is available. It simply shows the platform as "Mac/Win". So it makes more sense to buy the disc version rather than the download one.
Marek, I did indeed install LR1 from a disc. I did however, upgrade to LR2 via a download. Presumably, that will make a difference. Perhaps I should install the disc version (LR1) onto the Mac and then upgrade straight to LR3. I was going to get 3 anyway. Would that work?  Will there be consequences for me regarding my catalogs, collections, etc, which I went at great pains to organize in LR2?
As a side issue and this will only be of interest to UK buyers, Adobe add VAT at 17.5% for hard copies, but  bizarrely apply VAT 21% for the download version.

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