> 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.. Look, nobody wants to put Emagic out of business, and nobody wants them to stop using the dongle. What we want is a dongle that is reliable! I know it is for most folks, and that is great, but if there is even a chance that the dongle will go bad, that can cost me a lot of money. Now, I am happy to pay $25.00 to $50.00 for a time limited spare dongle, but $350 is way too much. I will pay it because I can't afford not to, but it is wrong that I have to!! I have no problem with a dongle that is stable. Garth Hemphill Principal, GLH Design, Inc. Resident Sound Designer, ACT San Francisco USA-829 Sound Designer #0011

> Now, I am happy to pay $25.00 to $50.00 for a time limited spare > dongle, but $350 is way too much. There you go! How about a "Demo-Dongle"!! Pay $25 to $50 and get to use Logic for 2-4 weeks! People could use it as an emergency backup, and non-users could benefit of first-hand experience with one of the best music softwares on the planet. True try-before-you-buy for expensive software at last! Hmmmm... Q

> There you go! How about a "Demo-Dongle"!! Pay $25 to $50 and get to > use Logic for 2-4 weeks! People could use it as an emergency backup, > and non-users could benefit of first-hand experience with one of the > best music softwares on the planet. True try-before-you-buy for > expensive software at last! That would be killer! It would be "Pay as you Go" - like cell phone service. ~Neil

On 6/3/02 4:27 PM, "Neil Parfitt" <cheezemachine@...> wrote: >> There you go! How about a "Demo-Dongle"!! Pay $25 to $50 and get to >> use Logic for 2-4 weeks! People could use it as an emergency backup, >> and non-users could benefit of first-hand experience with one of the >> best music softwares on the planet. True try-before-you-buy for >> expensive software at last! > > > That would be killer! It would be "Pay as you Go" - like cell phone > service. > > ~Neil > Et voila - for once in the history of this list, people seem to be reaching a consensus rather that diverging from one. Maybe it's time for a poll - If E-Magic were to flog a second XSKey to registered users as a backup, time limited to 30 days, operating on the same access codes as the original, for say $50 US, how many users would buy it? Malcolm (it's already 1 vote in favor, by the way.. :) ----------------- Malcolm Payne Music NYC http://www.malcolmpayne.com