--- In logic-users@y..., Rocky Road <rockroad@z...> wrote: > > > There is no way in hell I'm going to spend $350 on a backup key. I > >> shouldn't have to. I bought the one I already have and for as much > >> as it cost me, it should work. Hell I think I could trade in Logic > >> for Cubase for that much money. I don't even like Cubase, > > I'm just glad my spare front door key didn't cost me half the price > of my house. i would say that $350 for a backup dongle is a small price to pay for stability if you are in a professional working environment, if you're not then maybe stability isn't such a big deal (although obviously frustrating). the bottom line is that musicians too often very unscrupulous and download cracked versions of audio s/w all the time. it wouldn't surprise me if 25% of the users on the list are using illegal s/w (based on my experience of working with musicians here in northern california). i think its perfectly reasonable for emagic to protect themselves in the face of this kind of piracy. get real folks, emagic are in business. if we force them out of business everyone will lose..