I'm really a little fish in a big pond here! I've just ploughed through a load of comments from people I respect hugely for their expertise and savvy (business and musical!) When I see that some of my 'idols' are not going to use 2004 because of ........ etc,etc, I get cold sweats. Years ago I had 97 or was it 98 requiring the CD to be inserted every 12 uses or something. A real PITA (Pain in the A#%&).
I have 2004 on order here in Australia, and expect to hear any day now that it will be arriving ..etc. In laymans terms- then what? What IS challenge/response? I use the net everyday for e-mails and about twice a month for other things- total usage about one hour a month -if that! Will that make a difference? I use 98SE- (much maligned somewhere in this thread). Is that relevant? Please ease my mind and advise me as to if I should go ahead or cancel. Regards, Keith in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: Tobias Giesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 8:50 PM Subject: RE: [Finale] Finale 2004 Review > Hi, > > well there is no copy protection in that the CD can be copied freely and > installed freely but the installed product needs to be activated thru > registration (challenge/response). > > I think you can install it on three computers before having to talk to > somebody at MakeMusic and explain what happened. I think you have thirty > days to permanently activate your product. They don't use the word > activation, they call it registration. I have not investigated ways around > this procedure. > > I know many people are against such things but they are starting to be a > fact of the new decade. For example, out of 20 audio/video editing software > products, I liked only one - the one with product activation. But I wanted > the best, so I bought it. Same would be true for Finale upgrades, if I had > to pay for'em. > > Cheers, > Tobias > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
