--- In logic-users@y..., "smcbutler" <jazzlists@b...> wrote: > 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). i would say that as a registered, fully paid up member of the logic platinum club the spare dongle, if indeed it is needed, should be part of the package, or at most provided at minimal charge. i resent the implication that such a high charge implies, emagic must consider all of us potential threats to their profit line. what's behind a $350 charge? does it cost that much to make the dongle? $350 sounds about the right price to make it pointless to sell on the second dongle, a potential buyer is more likely to buy the genuine article? emagic are just being super-greedy and taking advantage of PSDU's? (paranoid, single dongle users :-)). i don't know what the reason is, but i don't feel too good about it. > 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 yay! i'm quarter pirate! :-) > (based on my experience of working with musicians here in northern > california). really? might be time to move then. i think its perfectly reasonable for emagic to protect > themselves in the face of this kind of piracy. agreed. not by taking the piss out of me to the tune of $350, though. > > get real folks, emagic are in business. if we force them out of > business everyone will lose.. get real yourself. i, like most on this list, have spent a considerable amount of money supporting emagic. if you continue to semi accuse people on this list of somehow forcing emagic out of business you'll be getting far sterner responses than this one. andy.