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Originally Posted by dsstudio  As mentioned, softwares are just tools...
I buy software with protection is a way to support developer and fight pirate or people who try to use software for free.
Arrogant factor? you are missing the point.
You said " dongles are crap, because they don't give nothing useful to the user; it's not in the interest of the user" - you are wrong, dongle made to protect - including your investment.
It's more like " dongles are crap, because they don't give nothing useful to the PIRATE; it's not in the interest of the PIRATE"
Seriously, if you paid hundred thousands dollars for software/Plug-ins... then everybody around you all have the software for free, are you telling me you will happy with it (the CR method)?
I hate dongle too, I have to move dongle from room to room all the time, 5-10 times a day - But I accept it - I protect the dongle with extension USB cord, cover with something that prevent it from breaking, and even buy an insurance for it. Instead of trying to tell developer to stop using dongle, try to stop people around you not to steal software (That's impossible, right?) then learn to accept dongle.
Again, Just my opinion... YMMV, I am done with this topic...
Peace
Sonny |
I'm starting to see yout point; the end user though might be irritated for having to spend 200$ on dongles that don't do anything (I don't consider that using a dongle protects the investment whatsoever). Then again, it's just a thought. When I said that dongles should give something (useful, besides developer protection against crackers), I was thinking about UAD cards (and such) that are dongles in a way. You get the horsepower you need to run the plugins (user gets something), but the plugins won't run without the cards (protection against crackers)
Anyway, Reaper is cheap, stable, flexible, pretty good for my needs (switched recently to it) and does not use any form of copy protection. I don't see the developers going bankrupt.