I think most people in this thread are forgetting something: software protection doesn't work. I, and probably many other legitimate buyers, wouldn't be so upset about this scheme if it actually did prevent piracy. But as stated in previous threads, all it does is incovenience honest buyers. The pirates won't have to go through any of this and will have a better and easier time installing P5. As far as this being the "coming thing," it may or may not be. I think things like this push people to piracy who normally wouldn't do it. I know a computer vendor who gives away his copy of XP with every computer he sells so his customers don't have to register. He's never done that before. If people get mad enough software sales will plummet but software use won't.