Migration from office desktop to laptop. . .

I have received a used MacBook Pro.  I would like to migrate my office computer to my laptop so that when I travel I will have everything on my laptop to use.  I will still use my office desktop unit and I understand changes will have to made to my laptop as I make updates on my office computer.  I was just wondering the legality of iTunes, programs etc. that I transfer over.  Of course I will never be using both computers at the same time.
Any suggestions?

There are no legal issues with using iTunes on both computers. Applicstions for Windows do not work on Macs and vice-versa, so there is no legal issue having Office for Windows and Office for OS X as you would have to purchase each separately (or at least for the Mac.)
This article will help you with migrating your iTunes library: MacWorld - Move an iTunes library from a Windows PC to a Mac. If you save your Office for Windows documents in a format compatible with Office for OS X, then you can copy them to the Mac using a USB flash drive. Office 2011 for OS X can read and save documents in .docx format.

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