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Re:New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy by mschuster91 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @05:40AM (#23699656)
They were easy to pirate up until CS6, nothing more than a keygen (or pregenerated key) and a couple blocks in /etc/hosts.

After that they really cracked down on piracy, and at the same time offer the CC subscription decently cheap (50$ a month) that honestly the risk of malware isn't worth it any more.

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Re:New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy by user5994461 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @07:08AM (#23700159)
So one can pay $700 a year to Adobe or pay 1-2 month of student rent for that year. I'd say Adobe is pushing hard for piracy trying to get blood from a stone (students).
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Re:New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy by dylan604 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:02AM (#23702133)
$50/month is the full price for the most complete bundle. Adobe has a student price at a lower rate that I can't be bothered to look up just as you couldn't be bother to look up before making your comment.
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Re:New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy by mschuster91 on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:27PM (#23703289)
And even the 50$ - that's about the price of getting wasted once a month which most students can afford. The key difference between CS and CC is that you don't have to up-front hundreds/thousands of dollars.
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