I can't comment on antipiracy tech, but I can state that I know of no reason whatsoever why anyone should ever need to crack the product to use it -- no bugs, n

I can't comment on antipiracy tech, but I can state that I know of no reason whatsoever why anyone should ever need to crack the product to use it -- no bugs, nothing. Nor is there a reason existing installations would ever stop functioning (unless you have something where you'd expect it, like a timed license.) In terms of price: Starter is completely free. Pro's cost is on par with VS, and if not, feel free to reply why, always worth revisiting.