>>>So what you're saying is that you are ok with copy protection provided it can be bypassed.
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>>No, what I'm saying is companies that are using dongles today are living in the dark ages. I fully support a company's copyrights and enforcing them. What I do not condone is a company treating everyone like criminals and that they will violate the copyright. I've used dongles in the past and found them unreliable and awkward to use on laptops.
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>And I program on a laptop most of the time and its a non-issue. A tiny 1.5cm device smaller than my wireless mouse USB stick. Such anecdotes mean nothing.
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>If one can throw out an entire (developer IDE) product sight unseen on this issue then there is little point to continue the discussion.

Very true. That environment merits no further effort.