@surfingalot apparently only the airgap-required studios really go for the dongle, most people go the activation key route (which is also out of stock most places, but i got one coming on ebay).
in the meantime i have a crack for 16.2.2 that works well
@surfingalot they're printed on scratch-off cards and sold as physical items and you buy them from dealers, not blackmagic. they're a hardware company, remember?
@sneak activation key as in a software string? Why would that ever be out of stock for blackmagic?!