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Can Adobe keep software affordable for students? by SoftwareGuru Monday 30th March 2009
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The high cost of buying design software is one of the reasons why piracy prevails among students. When the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is on sale on Amazon for a whopping €2,000+ it's not hard to understand why. That's a lot of student nights out in anyone's language. For students who need daily access to Adobe products as part of their course, it creates a dilemma. Especially when working on projects over the internet is a must, not forgetting the regular free updates which improve software performance and functionality. The question remains, is Adobe doing everything it can to make its software affordable for students? Their rivals Microsoft have already launched the Dreamspark program which provides students with free software tools that emulate much of the Adobe product range. Adobe have responded by offering a basic version of Photoshop for free over at photoshop.com for U.S. users. The arrival of cloud computing will certainly make this an interesting contest for market share. Software4Students customers have enjoyed huge savings on official software. Our success has encouraged other companies to get involved, especially when they see all of the tremendous feedback on our Facebook campaign. Now students have the option to buy vastly reduced Adobe CS4 software for both Mac and Windows PC with incredible discounts. Old favourites such as Dreamweaver and Photoshop are available alongside newer offerings such as SoundBooth. The issue of piracy is not going to go away but if a student can buy Dreamweaver CS4 for around €100, it certainly provides cash-strapped students with an alternative to torrent and illegal download sites. The Cost of Education The cost of education is an important issue for 2009, especially with tuition fees on the rise and competition for higher education places becoming fierce. It is an unfortunate truth that many Irish students are put off higher education and design software such as Adobe CS4 because of the costs involved. Talent must be nurtured from an early age and it is vital that the software tools required are available. This is exactly the type of issue that faces the Government who know, along with those who spearhead the Irish education industry, that in order for the knowledge economy to grow, strong foundations must be in place. Those foundations must not price those less off out of having a successful career and future in the digital industries. At Software4Students, we do everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen. Visit our Adobe CS4 software for students section.

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