Did Leopard need a CD-key for you?

[jasfa131]

Mine didn't, just wondering if this was normal. I installed the single user one.

 

[mfkne]

This is perfectly normal. Or was a key delivered with your pack of Leopard?

 

[ScottW]

this is normal. OS X user edition doesn't use keys.

 

[jasfa131]

I'm not sure. What format is the CD-key supposed to be in? I didn't recognize a CD-key written anywhere.
Thanks

EDIT: Leopard Single-User also didn't require ANY activation/verification/registration whatsoever, this is all normal, I assume?

 

[DeltaMac]

No activation/registration codes - Apple actually trusts their users on this kind of issue. Nice to not deal with microsoft, eh?

 

[jasfa131]

That's actually really nice of them. I'm sure Apple are just glad that people are CHOOSING to use Mac OS X instead of Windows.

Thanks again. I LOVE Leopard, btw

 

[Giaguara]

Only if you install Mac OS X Server, you will be asked for the key.

 

[jbarley]

I'm not sure. What format is the CD-key supposed to be in? I didn't recognize a CD-key written anywhere.
Thanks

EDIT: Leopard Single-User also didn't require ANY activation/verification/registration whatsoever, this is all normal, I assume?

You sound like a recent MS Windows convert.

jb.

 

[SGilbert]

No activation/registration codes - Apple actually trusts their users on this kind of issue. Nice to not deal with microsoft, eh?

Adobe is the worst!

 

[fryke]

I seriously thought you were kidding, for a moment, and then thought: Hey, could be someone who went through the Microsoft-school before buying the first Mac.

Well... I guess it's clear by now. Leopard does _not_ need anything like a serial number, CD key or activation, although Apple does ask for registration after installation (which you can decline).

The server version, as Giaguara has pointed out, _does_ use a serial number. The server serials decide whether it's a limited or unlimited license.

 

[jasfa131]

You sound like a recent MS Windows convert.

jb.

Naah, I got my first mac last October. But I still remember the pain that MS Windows caused me