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How did this happen?
I remember swearing off hardware dongles back in the mid-1990's, when
they seemed to become obsolete, and I assumed the idea had died a rightful death. Now that I'm revisiting an interest in some plugins, I see the idea is still alive and kicking, and a lot of big-name plugs employ Pace's iLok system. I recently suffered through IK's tedious online registration system (no hardware), but it's hard for me to believe a better idea than an extra piece of hardware junk sticking out and using up a port hasn't come around in this day and age. Am I supposed to have one of these things sticking out of my iPhone in the near future just to run software on it?? I think the most amazing part to me now is the customer is expected to happily foot the bill (paying Pace for an iLok) to protect the plug companies from piracy. I remember back in the day at least the company provided the craptastic dongle. Ok if you read this far, thanks for listening to my mini-rant; I feel better. Jeff |
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How did this happen?
On 12/9/2010 10:43 PM, Jeff wrote:
I recently suffered through IK's tedious online registration system (no hardware), but it's hard for me to believe a better idea than an extra piece of hardware junk sticking out and using up a port hasn't come around in this day and age. Am I supposed to have one of these things sticking out of my iPhone in the near future just to run software on it?? The solution is called "honesty" and there isn't enough of it. If everyone paid for the software that they use, and installed it in accordance with the software license, there would be no reason to require a lock. But you can't change human nature. As I understand the iApps, there's only one way to get them loaded on to your phone, and that's to download them from a single place. Either it's free or you have to pay before you download. My understanding is that if I have an app on my phone there's no way for me to give it to you so you can install it on your phone. If this isn't correct, please tell me. But even if it's correct, I'm sure that crackers will come up with a way to do it sooner than later. -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff |
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How did this happen? Pace ILok
In article ,
Mike Rivers wrote: On 12/9/2010 10:43 PM, Jeff wrote: I recently suffered through IK's tedious online registration system (no hardware), but it's hard for me to believe a better idea than an extra piece of hardware junk sticking out and using up a port hasn't come around in this day and age. Am I supposed to have one of these things sticking out of my iPhone in the near future just to run software on it?? The solution is called "honesty" and there isn't enough of it. If everyone paid for the software that they use, and installed it in accordance with the software license, there would be no reason to require a lock. But you can't change human nature. As I understand the iApps, there's only one way to get them loaded on to your phone, and that's to download them from a single place. Either it's free or you have to pay before you download. My understanding is that if I have an app on my phone there's no way for me to give it to you so you can install it on your phone. If this isn't correct, please tell me. But even if it's correct, I'm sure that crackers will come up with a way to do it sooner than later. Right, I guess the iApps system kind of actually figured something out re. this problem. I still much prefer the tedious online registration system a la IK than purchasing a physical piece of hardware though; in this day and age we're moving everything to "the cloud" just for some perspective on how archaic and abusive the iLok system seems to me. Oh well, just got my iLok in the mail, ha. Maybe I can do without my midi interface for awhile.... Jeff |
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How did this happen? Pace ILok
"Jeff" wrote in message
... In article , Right, I guess the iApps system kind of actually figured something out re. this problem. I still much prefer the tedious online registration system a la IK than purchasing a physical piece of hardware though; in this day and age we're moving everything to "the cloud" just for some perspective on how archaic and abusive the iLok system seems to me. Ah yes, 'the Cloud'. It's wonderful until your ISP has a problem, and then you're screwed till they get it fixed. Not something I would like to depend on for my job. Sean |
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