I have 2 macs; do I have to buy 2 Lion upgrade?

Hello everyone... I have an iMac ad a MacBook pro, both of them with snow Leopard. So, do I have to buy 2 Lion's upgrade or can I use only one? And how? Thanks!

Just one. Just re download..
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Make sure your Macs are running v10.6.8 before upgrading to Lion.
Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM.

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