as opposed to a mic falling on the floor...you might not lose it...but it might not matter...but you're right there is pros and cons....but sometimes it's ultimately down to the musician to safegaurd him/herself. In a case like that, the dongle would be treated like a 59 les paul junior...diverdee wrote:The difference is that losing hardware isn't as easy as dongle slipping out of a pocket/bag etc. - & it's lost dongles that are the problem, stolen ones slightly less so.
Insurance for bulky hardware is also a little more straightforward (i've been discussing this with our lass who works in insurance claims).
There are pros & cons with hardware (cons - bulky, harder to in tegrate etc. pros - sound quality, good for live, tactile & easy to resell, 30 day returns etc.)& software (cons - restrictive resale on many items, 30 day return? Pros - portable, multiple instance use etc.)
In this case all the cons are apparent, but I don't perceive any pros?
I think it would be nice if there was a way to isolate "honest" consumers from "risky" consumers...and allow those who have been deemed trustworthy to have a less restrictive approaches to protection...and those who have demonstrated dishonesty in using cracks, or hasn't "proved" themselves trustworthy yet should be the ones to use the more restrictive protections until they are deemed oakey doakey.
But alas, it would all be to subjective, too many people would get hurt unfairly and it would become even more corrupt...it's just sad that the honest have to be punished as well...
It's AMAZING!
.. i actually don't dare to say it, but .. but .. 
.. i got a shipment-mail fro IK .. 
.. that means it's on its way .. 
..