I don't like the present system, but will put up with it. It's not enough to keep me from buying the product. I think of inconvinience as part of the "price" of the software. I give $$$ and put up with the security, I get a great new "toy." IMHO, it's a good exchange. Hardware dongle: WOULD be enough to keep me from buying the product. If I was desk-bound it might not be, but I travel and work on a laptop. CD "Dongle:" not a bad idea, but easy to crack. I have 4 "virtual CD's" on my hard drive at the moment.