http://www.steinberg.net/en/newsandevents/news/newsdetail/article/musikmesse-special-offer-3673.html

Steinberg updates 50% off.

For example Halion sonic 2 to halion 5 update : 49,99 Instead of 99,-

Finally purchased halion 5

 

Imo its worth it,doesnt cause any problems,like its not even there.

 

Head-in-the-sand-policy.

 

Why,should i be outraged? People make it sound like it destroys your pc or workflow,but its like leaving a usb stick in one of your back ports,it doesnt really fuck you up in any way,zero problems.

 

I also wish there werent homeless people and poverty,but rarely things work out the way we wish
I do understand your point,however its still a minor thing,a first world problem.
The good side is,its not an ilok,lol,that thing can however cause some serious problems.

 

Nah, not outraged; at least a bit irritated, cause you've payed for a protection you did'nt ask for. Above that: Dongles are so 1980....

 

Yes,i thought about it for 1,5 seconds and after that i started the Ferrari and it wasnt a problem for me any more.

 

Cubase and Ferraris don't mix! Does your Ferrari start without a dongle?!

 

Nope,with four AA batteries.

 

Ah. Mine runs on a 12Vdc battery but I don't use Cubase anymore.

 

I know what you mean.I use AI 8 version(which i got for free with a cmc controller),works well for ideas and smaller track projects and then just import it to my main rig 8,5 pro and i dont have to worry about losing the damn thing.
I can understand if people avoid software because of dongles and i dont really want to persuade any one what to use or not,but there are cases where pro arguments outweigh the negative aspect.
My recommendation,invest 25 euros,get the dongle and just try it for 30 days,that way you will know for sure,otherwise it could be a wasted opportunity of using something great.
I used to be in the same boat a few years ago,but then quickly changed my mind.

 

Steiny protects you, you can buy another and download your license easily..........

 

If you break it you can contact steinberg and transfer the info

They do and the new dongles are half the size of the older ones.

 

@ArticStorm
You can re-sell it quickly for 20-25 euros.
Or you can keep it and use it for demoing many plugins and programs.

 

Dongle is a pure peace of crap. If the invested as much in the software in making it better as they do in the bs of the dongle it would be worth the price.