There is no way I would prefer NextWhatever.
I purchased them ALL.
I have DVD whatever copy since day 1, when they supplied a total solution and then lost in court and were forced to leave the "decoding" bit out.
At the time they offered only split DVD solution (no compression).
They they incorporated compression, after they got the DVDShrink guy to work for them.
However! No matter how good their product is, it still requires activation via PC-oriented key.
Elaborate Bytes and Slysoft do not resort to such despicable practices. Therefore, besides providing very sactifarorily working products, with constant revisions for free, which is a lot more than what I can say for other software houses, Slysoft and Elaborate Bytes are Companies that deserve a whole lot of respect.
Their products (with the wonderful AnyDVD on top of them all) are very reliable and in constant motion to receive free upgrades and improvements.
I urge everyone to support these companies, by buying, using and publicizing these products whenever we have a chance.
They do not require the silly hardware activation. This, alone, is a sign of respect to their customers that I value very much.
I regularly upgrade/change my hardware (especialy hard disks!) every 6-9 months. But I still have only 2 PC. Currently, I use AnyDVD on both (2 licences) and one of them has the copy products, CloneDVD2, CloneDVD and CloneDVD Mobile (1 license each).
The troubles I go with Microsoft and other vendors to convince them that I am not just trying a free ride every time I change Motherboard, Processor and hard disks are awesome - I was once for almost 2 months with my PC incomplete because of these hurdles!...
Once more I say, Companies that do simple serial number activations PLUS free upgrades are not those many and they deserve our support and respect.
I consider AnyDVD + CloneDVD2 a winning pair and I occasionally use DVD2One (purchased) for a better compression job (at the cost a much longer time, so I use it only when strictly necessary).
By the way, DVD2One has a licensing policy that is quite interesting: If you're the sole owner/user of more than one PC, you can use it on all of them with one license only. You can only use the license on one computer if these computers have other users besides you. Slysoft beats this, on the other side, by offering a much longer product life and frequent free upgrades.
Anyway, the message is to avoid hardware-based activations, because the moment you upgrade or change the hardware yu're in big trouble (and provided the company that sold you the software is still there...).
Long live Slysoft!
(A satisfied Customer :clap: )