Lion Volume License Question?

Ok, Apple released the Volume License Information for Lion. But, I noticed that it has a 20 seat minimum. What do you do if you only need 10 seats and your a small business. Do you buy the non-volume license version for each of the 10 computers or does that violate the User Agreement for personal, non-commerical use?
Thanks,
Ben

I'm no lawyer, but as no one else has responded, I'll give you my opinion, FWIW.
It sounds to me as though you need to buy a copy of Lion for each computer, if you are a business and want to be completely legit. However, rather than asking a bunch of users, you'd probably be better off asking Apple directly what they think you should do: 1-800-854-3680 is the number to call for volume sales.

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--- When you hit a wrong note its the next note that makes it good or bad. --- Miles Davis

Hello,
we have software assurance, so MAK and KMS are available for O2013.
I cannot use KMS server (there are reasons for now). So I have to use MAK. I know that it is possible later on to convert MAK to KMS.
I found topic about ADBA. But missing few points from the description after my 2 questions.
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From:
http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Using-Active-Directory-activation-and-other-new-Office-2013-tools
-------Prior to Office 2013, IT had to rely on Multiple Activation Key (MAK) or Key Management Service (KMS) activation. These processes were generally more complex than ADBA. Little has changed with either MAK or KMS in Office 2013. With ADBA, however,
IT can easily
activate Office 2013 clients through their connections to the domain.
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Active Directory Domain Services. The activation object uses the same Generic Volume Licenses Key (GVLK) and KMS host pair as that for regular KMS activation. When the client joins the domain, the activation object automatically activates the Office installation,
granting a license to the client for 180 days. --------------
--- When you hit a wrong note its the next note that makes it good or bad. --- Miles Davis
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Hi All
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