I just bought a new PC recently and went through the hassle of re-installing and re-authorizing everything (non-iLok), and it was quite irritating. (Is what would be really cool is if the plugins could reside on the dongle so you don't have to install software anywhere...Lot of good it does you to show up at a pro studio with your iLok only to discover they don't have the plugin you want...)

Glad to hear dongle technology has improved.

Ultimately for me, iLok comes down to another barrier for purchase...yet another thing I have to do to purchase a product. $40 for a dongle is not outrageous, but it's still another $40 I have to spend. Once you already have an iLok and are in the "iLok universe" then it's probably fine. I'm just not excited about taking that first step.

As I noted earlier, challenge/response is fine with me.

Regards,
Chris