Different apple id's on itunes and macbook pro

hello folks. just when i thought i was getting pretty good with our 1 macbook pro we've bought another for my daughter and i'm confused all over again. the question is, right now all apple stuff in the house has the same apple id. when we give her this macbook pro can she set it all up with her own apple id, but use our old sign in/account just for itunes on the new computer? this way it will be 'more hers' but she won't have to lose all the apps she already has. is this possible? and any help on how this will relate to icloud will be appreciated as well. i've asked versions of this question in other forums, but like i said i'm confused. thanks.

I Tunes and I cloud are different things.  I Cloud ID will be for mail, contacts, docs, ect.  I Tunes ID is for Apps, music, moves, ect.  The only problem is if your I tunes ID and I Cloud ID is different you can not use I Cloud for music and I tunes match.  Apple said they are trying to fix the problem and merge Apple ID's to help but as of right now, you CAN NOT merge the two.  If they are different, you will have to back up your phone on your Mac via I tunes like normal until they fix the problem.  I have tried I cloud for music and I tunes match and I must say, I dont think I will use it until they get some bugs worked out.  I do not mind syncing to my mac.  I tunes match should be ready they say by End of October.
Sorry for the long response.

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