Is it possible to go back to the hardware dongle!?

Or at least let us have the choice. They can't cost too much to make. Put them in the box and let users choose. I have 3 avids and only one has a dongle. I wish I could have a dongle for each. I would even pay to have one on my systems without one.

I am in complete agreement. I have 14 Media Composers to manage and we frequently move dongles around as our needs change. I now also have to keep a database of who has which system and what the activation codes are.  Also, whenever a system starts acting weird we reimage the entire machine.  What's happens if we forget to de-authorize a machine and it's 10:00 pm on a Friday night?  Will the authorization code work on another machine? 

Thanks.

It has been stated here that MC4 will continue to have the dongle as an option. (without requiring a service contract).

How that could work for people who opted to change to SA but now wish to revert to their old dongles could be a complex issue to administer

I have two software activated suites. Anyone with a dongle want to swap?

One version 4, One version 3.5.1 but I would upgrade to 4 to make this work.

cable:

I have 14 Media Composers to manage and we frequently move dongles around as our needs change. I now also have to keep a database of who has which system and what the activation codes are.  Also, whenever a system starts acting weird we reimage the entire machine.  What's happens if we forget to de-authorize a machine and it's 10:00 pm on a Friday night?

Also I have pluggins (Speed Ramp by 3 Prong) which only work with one Dongle. Rather than buying 3 copies I would like to move it between suites. Can't do that with software activated copies.

editmk:

Anyone with a dongle want to swap?

Didn't think so.

editmk:

Anyone with a dongle want to swap?

editmk:

Didn't think so.

Call your Avid Inside sales reps and ask what they can do for you.