Bruno Mansi February 20, 2017 Share February 20, 2017 Those of us who use, or have some interaction with Avid software will probably have heard the recent announcement that with version 8.8, Phrasefind and Scriptsync have made a welcome return. What was less well publicised was the fact that you can now get your expired Avid software licence (or dongle) back to an active subscription. It was always the case that once your subscription had expired, you couldn't have access to any future updates on that licence. It seems that Avid have now had a change of heart, and will allow you to reactivate your licence for $399 for the first year, which is $100 more than the usual cost of a yearly subscription. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Thomas Singh February 20, 2017 Share February 20, 2017 I thought it was a strange decision when they first made the choice to not allow reactivation of old licenses. That probably led to many users turning to the competitors. Good to know it's now possible as I have a bunch of the old purple dongles stored in a dusty box in my office. Link to comment Share on other sites
Bruno Mansi February 20, 2017 Author Share February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Thomas Singh said: I have a bunch of the old purple dongles stored in a dusty box in my office. And their second-hand value has now increased! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Thomas Singh February 23, 2017 Share February 23, 2017 Some of them have not been in use since the Avid DV version back in 2004. Not a very solid system back then I recall. It crashed regularly and we had to take the plane to London with the master tapes to get the shows on air on time. Link to comment Share on other sites
