Why do people say stop being cheap when they're looking for an alternate answer?

Question

Adobe Photoshop is a $584.00 program at Amazon.com.

Not everyone has that much disposable income, that's why they're looking for keygens in the first place, $500 dollars is a lot of money to a lot of people.

"I doubt it if the majority people say, hmm, I have $584, dollars to pay for this progam, but I'm going to go through to trouble to steal it."

And I also doubt by you telling them they're cheap is going to stop them from stealing the program.

Instead of making people feel bad for wanting to learn a program, that can help them make more money and actually afford these great programs try helping them.

Studica.com, is a great place to go if you're a student.

Adobe Photoshop is $275, a long cry from $584.

Well, I said all that to say, why do people think that if you don't want to pay $584 dollars, you're being cheap?

Answer 1

Let me ask you a question. Since I can't afford a $30,000 SUV, is it okay if I just go steal it and use it until I can afford one? of course not! Instead, I drive an old beater pickup that I can afford!

That is why there ARE alternatives ... and why they are good to use, and for people to share info about. And, the alternatives are great to learn on, and then later the skills learned can be transferred to the higher priced and more advanced program.

It's not a matter of being cheap, it's a matter of being a thief. As in above scenario.

Edit:
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Answer 2

The thing is, there's often an attitude of entitlement, like they're owed something expensive for free. Many of the rest of us agree that software like Photoshop is expensive, but we either budget for it and purchase it or do without. Being honest people, we don't steal it. That's not really an option if you're an honest person. Also, software piracy drives up the cost of the software, which makes it even harder for us honest users to buy it. And what's more frustrating is there is often an open source solution, like the Gimp, which will do what the user wants to be done (since many people just want to do some basic editing). If more people used open source products then that would help encourage improvements and development in the open source arena, but they prefer instead to steal the commercial product because the open source offering isn't good enough for them.

If you want something and can't afford it, then you have two options - save money for it, or do without. Stealing it isn't really an option, and infuriates the rest of us who play by the rules and end up getting hurt by the criminals.

Answer 3

Someone saying you're being cheap is just being elitist. But if you're trying to get an illegal copy or crack, that's just theft.

I think the price for the full Photoshop CS is out of control. But, I've hands-on compared it to Photoshop Elements ($99), and Elements does most of what most people would want to do, there's just not a huge difference between the two from what I've seen.

There are free or low-cost open source programs (like GIMP) that do all or most of what Photoshop does. Check them out too.

If you need to say you know Photoshop, like on a resume, the only other option is possibly to take a college course and buy a student license for the full Photoshop ($300). I don't know how long their free demo version lasts or if it's fully-functional, but to learn it/use it for 2-4 weeks, that's one last option.

Answer 4

Not sure, but you shouldnt bother taking this to heart. It's your money and if you choose to be smart and look around for a cheaper price then good for you.