It might not stop them from using software, but you get to a point where you make a mental list of priorities. If I have to choose between Poser and Lightwave...believe me it's not going to be Poser. Sorry I'm sick of dongles and all the related crap. Every time I reformat I will NOT go through this. I'll hone it down to 1 or 2 or 3 programs and dump the rest figuring I'm cutting my losses (my time IS valuable). I'm not going the extra 9 yards for 35 programs.