Xcellent please be so nice and do a investigation by yourself about the costs of such a USB dongle (the costs per software license are important). Just in order to understand, why this is no option for a low-cost software like Xara Xtreme is.
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Re: Suggested alternative to 3 time Activation Limit
Xcellent please be so nice and do a investigation by yourself about the costs of such a USB dongle (the costs per software license are important). Just in order to understand, why this is no option for a low-cost software like Xara Xtreme is.
Remi
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Re: Suggested alternative to 3 time Activation Limit
Isn't the 3-time activation limit only for the download version? I thought I read somewhere here that the CD version wouldn't have that limit (and Xara will be shipping the CDs soon).
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Re: Suggested alternative to 3 time Activation Limit
US$24 , or US$25 here or EUR15.80 here. ("Steinberg Key" and "Syncrosoft" and elicensener is all the same thing). I have 3 dongles myself.Originally Posted by remi
Some examples of 'low-cost software' that comes included with Syncrosoft Dongle:
Korg Legacy Collection - US$149 (dongle included)
Rob Papen Predator - US$179 (dongle included)
...
(There are tons of more examples out there of products including a protection key within their retail price)
Xara Pro - US$249 (no dongle, 3 x online activation only)
I have 3 dongles from various software packages i have purchased. 2 of the dongles are still in the original box since all the licenses are transferred to one dongle only. Once activated I just carry the dongle around and run the software from any other computer, more than 3 times on unlimited machines.
That would be ideal!! I really hope you're right to avoid any dongle or activation madness.
Last edited by Xcellent; 04 July 2009 at 01:35 PM.
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Re: Suggested alternative to 3 time Activation Limit
I can't see the CD versions not having an install limit... that would be very un-Magix like!
I use some database software that can be activated AND de-activated online, which is another solution but the problem with that system is that it uses your machine name and installation on another machine requires you to re-name that machine.
Genuine users don't tend to give away their software and install codes, I know that I wouldn't dream of it... I paid good money for it...so the current system is a bit irritating, given the fact that if one was so inclined, you could download a cracked version within minutes.
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Re: Suggested alternative to 3 time Activation Limit
I don't think MAGIX will use USB-Dongles, because their goal is to sell most of their products through the Online channel (their Online Shop). It's much cheaper for a software vendor: No shipping costs, no packaging, no CD/DVDs, just a little bit costs for the webserver (costs for traffic is already included within the flat rate for the webserver). And if a customer have a problem with this, let him speak with the support and reset the Activation count. Easy like that.
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Re: Suggested alternative to 3 time Activation Limit
You could look at it another way .... I've never heard anyone say that Xara has refused to reset their activation if requested, so is there a problem anyway?
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