Why can't I swap my PC serial for a Mac one?

Hi,
Hoping this is the correct place to ask this question.
My company purchased Creative Suite 3 and 2 x copies of Photoshop CS3 a few years ago - they have been in use until recently.
We have since upgraded to Mac's for design purposes; I de-activated my copy of Photoshop before swapping over, only to find that my serial was not compatible with Mac.
When I asked if I could just swap serial numbers, the Live Chat assistant told me off for not installing my Mac version with the original media (well I had a PC DVD so I couldn't).
Would anybody be able to tell me what I can do without buying another copy? This isn't really an option. Many people do not even pay for it once, I don't want to have to pay for it twice!
Thanks!

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