Home User, 3rd Computer option...

Pease don't miss understand me, I am very happy with being able to use 2 computers and mix os systems when it comes to Cloud. But I just got a laptop to travel with, and already have one license on my desktop and the other on my wife’s mac. it would be great to have a middle premium price point, say $69/month for homes users to allow a third computer. I know I could go with two log ins and pay another $29 a month, but overall $100 a month is just a little too steep. And I saw someone else suggest activating and deactivating as needed, which is what I will probably do, but that also seems annoying.
Like I said, I'm not really complaining about the current set up, but if there was a third middle affordable option, I’d happily pay it.

Hi Melhaus_dz,
Thank you for the suggestion. I'll pass it on.
-Dave

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