IMO a dongle would NOT be a better option.

Matter of fact, I stopped using any softwares that required the dongle years ago and haven't looked back.

The system now in use by PG Music is rather lenient, the user is allowed up to three authorizations on three different machines right out of the box, the authorization is tied to the machine and not the software itself, such that even after authorizing those three machines the user could still connect a USB drive with the program on it to different machines and is allowed 30 days of full featured operation there.

And PG Music has graciously stated that anyone with a special need to authorize more than those three machines can contact Sales and Support and perhaps work out the situation.

Same fine folks as last year, same great service, it is long past time that PG protects their innovative intellectual property IMO.


--Mac