Agreed, which is why I started that sentence with "If you know you'll be replacing...".

There will indeed sometimes be sudden hardware replacements, which is why the default serial-authentication accommodates this scenario. It's rarer to have a whole sequence of hardware replacements within a short period of time, but if you're in this situation, then just de-activating any software you installed between hardware replacements will make it easy.

If you're for some reason in a situation where you're doing a series of hardware replacements within a short period, ,and install, serialize, and authenticate software between each hardware replacement, and don't de-activate a license after authenticating it and before the next hardware replacement, then you will need to speak to a human before the software permits additional authentications.

That situation should be rare, though, because the software runs in trial mode for a month before requiring an authenticated-unique serial number.

I wasn't being "specious" here... the system is indeed set up to minimize hassle for legitimate customers. But if you *do* find a situation that's an actual problem for you, then we'd definitely want to get that non-anonymous contact through the feedback form so the group can address it, thanks.