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Old 21st June 2009   #119
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Originally Posted by kmmcdonald View Post
I will tolerate a dongle only when the value of a donglized product is so great and the product is so unique that I am willing to suffer dongle maintenance (not to mention indignity) to use it. So far, the only product that has made that cut for me is KDLE and KALE (the Korg VST's).
That's pretty much how I feel about Cubase. I sat out the update from SX3 to C4, but I finally had to break down and upgrade to C5. However, when Reaper catches up feature-wise (like TimeWarp), it'll be the last $200 upgrade I'll be sending to Steinberg. After that, no more dongles for me.
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