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Re: machine with null serial number?
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Re: machine with null serial number?


  • Subject: Re: machine with null serial number?
  • From: John Joyce <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:03:07 -0500

Indeed, on repair, the computer should have the old serial number. This is why it is also located on the case, exact location depends on the model. The only time there should ever be a new serial number is when a Mac is outright replaced. Definitely, it is a bad idea to depend on the serial number at all for software. MAC addresses are not entirely difficult to spoof either. The best case is to either have users register the product, the Microsoft way, or simply accept that a certain level of piracy is inevitable with desirable software.
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