iLok totally sucks - no?

[twisted-space]

IMO

Too many = greater than one

(but then I don't count Reaktor as a soft synth )

Really? Which one (not including reaktor, of course)?



On second thought, perhaps we should save that for another thread..........

[ollyb303]

Hate it. Any software that requires one of my USB ports for this shit is off my menu.

[milfhuntr]

If Ableton goes with iLok I guess I have paid my money now. It is the unexpectedness of opening a product and finding that you can't use it without buying another product. But all companies should go with the same dongle because of the limited USB ports.

[chase]

IMO

Too many = greater than one

(but then I don't count Reaktor as a soft synth )

One is too many, two is not enough.

And I hate, hate, hate dongles and refuse to buy software that uses them. I don't like anything that punishes legitimate users.

[hacktheplanet]

An internal ilok would be totally bitching. Like, one that sits on top of an extra USB header or something.
I'm sure there would be a way to squeeze something into a laptop too.

[McQ714]

An internal ilok would be totally bitching. Like, one that sits on top of an extra USB header or something.
I'm sure there would be a way to squeeze something into a laptop too.

not likely on the laptop idea.. and there are more than enough ports on most desktops to accommodate the iLok. I would actually rather use a PCIe usb card than the motherboard ports, though. i have a card with 4 external usb ports. 2 are going to my 7-port hubs (1 of which is only being used when i need to stick in a flash drive) and 1 to my lexicon mx400.

i don't understand why people are so against iLoks when the benefits are very clear. you NEVER have to worry about losing your licenses from a crash, can take them with you wherever you go, don't have to wait on customer support to receive more unlocks, etc.

the only system i like better than my iLok is NI's service center.

i think Ableton's system is inconvenient at best.