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08 April
How much should you pay for Adobe CS4 software?
Unemployment is rising. Isn't it time we reconsidered our
attitude towards intellectual property rights?
by
SoftwareGuru
Monday 7th April 2009
The addition of
official Adobe CS4 software to the Software4Students
catalogue provides an interesting opportunity to debate the
issue of affordable software for students.
The use of pirated software among students is extremely common.
If challenged, the defence put forward will cite the cost of
genuine software, blaming the academic environment and their
student status for this behaviour.
Is this a reasonable defence? Or with rising unemployment in the
UK isn't it time we reconsidered our attitude towards
intellectual property rights?
Furthermore, what damage has been done to the long term future
of the UK economy if piracy is deemed by students as acceptable?
Software companies like Adobe would like students to familiarise
themselves with their products so they will wish to use them
later in their professional lives.
That's why on an official product like Photoshop CS4, our
student edition is around £720 cheaper than the normal
price.
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Value For Money
At Software4Students, we do everything we
can to make the latest software available at prices that are
affordable for students.
That's why the vast majority of our software is under £50 and
few software packages are in the £50 to £100 category.
We understand that parents and guardians, as well as students,
appreciate good value for money, especially when there are so
many free software tools available online.
Therefore, we are acutely aware of the price of Adobe CS4
software. There is no hiding the fact that even with the
gigantic discounts that we offer on products such as Adobe CS4
Dreamweaver, the price may still raise questions for some
families who ask, "is it really worth the money?"
We believe strongly that the answer is Yes!
The Adobe CS4 packages are cutting-edge, industry standard
software tools.
The skills involved in using these software packages are
desirable skills that employers and companies look for when they
are considering hiring someone fresh out of university.
Without a doubt, the more software skills that students have at
their disposal, the better placed they are to enter into the
highly competitive jobs market and make a future for themselves.
By using official software, students can benefit from latest
updates, add-ons, and a whole range of extra features that the
online Adobe community promotes and shares.
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Invest in your future
People may be bored of hearing phrases such as credit crunch,
cloud computing and knowledge economy but the fact remains that
these issues are of such great importance that the media
continues to cover them.
As we've written previously, owning a PC or laptop and then
using an illegal operating system is like moving into a new
house and removing the front and back doors.
When you compare the price of a new door (or
Operating system) to the price of the property (or PC), it
doesn't make sense to try to save money on the door.
In a similar fashion, students who want to succeed in the
knowledge economy should not try to cut corners with pirated
software.
For example, an official copy of Photoshop CS4 from
Software4Students will cost around £150. Over a 3 year course
that's an investment of only £50 per year.
There is even more value for money to be gained from our
official Adobe software packages which are tailored to web and
graphic designers alike.
Invest today in Adobe CS4 student software and give your
skill set the edge over the competition.
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