rfordphotos wrote:
Oh, I am a murderous son of a bitch.  But I pay the asking price for the food I "kill", rather than steal it.

being a murderer is more serious crime than being a thief, is'n it? so, until you aren't saint, do you have any moral value to teach the others how to live? no.

we'll follow the moderator's advice and won't promote piracy, of course... though the topic was interesting^)

Double Stomp Productions wrote:
For $9.99 a month, there is no reason anyone should use a cracked version anymore.

on the one hand you're right. this subscribtion is really a good idea and is much more affordable.

on the other hand, will those who already use older versions change them? what for?
I'm pretty sure, the majority won't. because all the necessary tools are the same and you can dodge&burn in CS2, CS4, CS6 just the same way.

ivancoart wrote:
are you a vegan or a killer?

eating meat is not the question, and is not illegal.

there are many trying to justify their reasons, blaming everything under the sun.
with weak rationale and free alternatives, their arguments hold no water.

J-PhotoArt wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-C … B007R0RKPO

Why the heck is it so much?  I don't remember it being near that expensive when it came out (although I have a bad memory and my mom bought it for me for school)  and I have a PC, which is says in unavailable anyways, so yea.

Laura Bello wrote:
Why the heck is it so much?

The vendor is banking on the idea that someone will buy it because it's the actual physical software vs CC.

Laura Bello wrote:
Why the heck is it so much?  I don't remember it being near that expensive when it came out (although I have a bad memory and my mom bought it for me for school)  and I have a PC, which is says in unavailable anyways, so yea.

I seem to recall it was going for around $300-$350 when I got v2. I bought a scanner instead, as it cost under $200 and came with a full version of Photoshop v2--cheaper than upgrading my v1 to v2, effectively making the scanner cost less me than zero.

Adobe is selling PS CS6 for $900 at http://shop.adobe.com/DRHM/store - that's a couple of hundred more than it was 2 years ago, if memory serves, but still $573 cheaper than it's going for on Amazon.

R.EYE.R wrote:
One of Adobe's managers told my friend once that they appreciated piracy. It's a part of their strategy.

Really, its a strategy? They dont think it is illegal or dont they think, it may harm their product?