That is very very unlikely to ever change. Steinberg has had a strict stance on copy protection for a very long time with Cubase and has documented very well that this is just how it is, and how it will always be. Of course of Steinberg goes out of business, which is unlikely to happen any time soon, then who knows..but overall…it just is what it is. If you want to use their stuff, you have to use an elicensor dongle and that is not ever going to change.
I am hugely not a fan of dongles either, and have held a similar stance as you for a very long time and still do, but recently I decided to buy VSL products, which are even more strict then steinberg…and I just decided it was worth it to me to get the dongle and just deal with it like any other product that isn’t perfect. I have hardware keyboards that have strange quirks and things I have to work around also…it just is what it is. Yes my life would be easier without it, but its not the end of the world, and if you want to use that product, then it may be worth it. It was for me with VSL. Since I already have a dongle plugged into my machine anyway, I decided to give Dorico a try also. > On Jul 3, 2018, at 12:37 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <bath...@maltedmedia.com> > wrote: > > On Tue, July 3, 2018 1:53 pm, David H. Bailey wrote: >> 1) Very strict anti-piracy! > > Yes, this is the deal-breaker for me. No company is trustworthy, especially > about their future, and Steinberg's continued use of user-punishing protection > is unacceptable. I don't use any of their protected products. > > Plus, they're not a US company, so in this political era and with changes both > here and in the EU, there's no telling what will happen to cross-border > authorization. I'm staying away until they change that policy. > > Dennis > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
