You're right, Hans. Adobe would experience a lot less Photoshop piracy if
they sold it at an honest price. Here are some other legal alternatives:
Student pricing. You almost have to take a class in Photoshop to get the
most out of it. I took a one day Continuing Education class at UTA and
could have qualified for the student price at the UTA Bookstore of $299 US
(half price, but still outrageous).
Photoshop LE. Bundled with many digital imaging devices such as the E-10,
many flatbed scanners, and my Nikon Coolscan III: or on sale at Fry's this
week for $69.95 US (normally $99.99). Does most if not all of what you will
want. You can check Adobe's website for a comparison of features of the two
versions: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshople/comparison.html
Second-hand copies of the previous version from users who have upgraded.
That's how I got Photoshop 4, which does what I need for digital imaging.
Versions 5, 5.5, and 6 have added features of more interest to graphic
artists than to straight (read that as realistic) photographers.
Gary Edwards
----- Original Message -----
From: Hans van Veluwen <hcvanveluwen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Yes, illegal copies or cracks (registration keys / registration key
> generators) can be easily found. It's a bit immoral but so is the price of
> Photoshop ($610
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