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I pirated Photoshop for nearly all of my young life, since the release of 1.0. The day my business made its first dollar from photoshopped images, we bought the
by noonespecial 16y ago
I pirated Photoshop for nearly all of my young life, since the release of 1.0. The day my business made its first dollar from photoshopped images, we bought the entire Adobe Creative Suite.
Not have bought it anyway has a strange way of turning into bought the whole damn thing.
I have no trouble at all with people who pirate to dabble, but I do have trouble with people who pirate software and then use it to make money.
- endtime 16y agoOh, agreed. If I ever needed Photoshop at work, I'd buy it. Apologies if I didn't make that clear above. Actually, I don't use Photoshop at all these days, and haven't installed it on my last couple machines. Paint.NET meets my meager needs.
- mcantor 16y agoI did this exact same thing, and I'm an "information wants to be free" hippy at heart, so for a long time it was my favorite debate point in favor of piracy. But, Adobe really pushes the "Student" version of their products nowadays, and they are way more affordable as well as completely identical to the real thing. The only difference is the licensing. However, I guess the argument still exists for anyone who still can't afford it, or who wants to learn but isn't a student.