Using Windows CS5 license with Mac

Hello all,
I recently bought Adobe CS5 Design Premium as a download for my Windows desktop. However, I need to install it on my Macbook so that I can have it "in the field" ... I do a lot of web development, and I need to be able to do it on the go. I figured I could buy the Windows version, install it on the desktop, download the Mac trial, and activate both with the same serial. I even asked Adobe if I could do exactly that, and they said yes as long as they were both mine. When I tried it, the Mac would not accept the serial. Now Adobe Support is saying I need to buy another copy if I want to use it like that. Figures.
So I assume I just need a new serial for the Mac version as well. Yes, I could use a text editor, download GIMP, buy Coda, or use CrossOver/VMWare/BootCamp, but quite frankly I shouldn't have to and don't want to. CrossOver and VMWare cost money, and BootCamp doesn't give me enough battery life. Honestly I shouldn't have to pay another $2000 for the privilege of using, with slightly more functionality (actually it would be the functionality they advertised, and I wouldn't have bought it had they just said I could not do this ... but I digress), what I've already paid an exorbitant amount of money to have. I will refer to this xkcd comic: http://xkcd.com/488/
But anyways, does anyone know where and/or how I could get a Mac serial to complement my Windows version? They are both my computers. A full-fledged download link would be nice, too, so that I don't have to mess with the trial version stuff.
Thanks in advance,
roadkill

Adobe sells plaform specific licenses. I'm sorry you got incorrect info from whomever you talked to but if you want to use that Windows license on your MacBook I suggest visiting Newegg.com and buying an OEM version of Windows 7 Home Premium for about $99.
Install it using Boot Camp and then you can install and activate your CS5 Windows version there.
Bob

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