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LEckerling
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Finale Version: 27.4.1
Operating System: Mac

Post by LEckerling » Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:24 pm

After 2 days with the trial, I have purchased Finale. One thing wasn't covered under the authorization rules that I have seen. If you don't change computers, but you do install a new OS on your Mac, do you still need to deauthorize Finale and then reauthorize after the new OS is installed? Thanks much


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michelp
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Finale Version: 27.4.1,26.3.1, Mont.
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Post by michelp » Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:49 pm

No. I updated to Monterey some time ago, and didn't do anything in Finale. The authorization was preserved.
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LEckerling
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Post by LEckerling » Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:55 pm

Thank you!

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motet
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Finale Version: 2014.5,2011,2005,27
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Post by motet » Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:12 am

What was it that made you choose Finale over Sibelius?

LEckerling
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Post by LEckerling » Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:43 am

The absolute truth is that I've heard they were equally good for my needs. Finale was running a special pricing, and so I downloaded the trial to see how it was. And it seemed very similar to Sibelius, and so after I figured out how to do the basic tasks that I needed, and I achieved them successfully (if not slowly), I made the purchase!

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