Can I buy a stand alone version of Adobe Illustrator, or am I forced to pay the CC subscription fee?

[Guest]

I really want to buy a copy of Illustrator becuase I have seen it to be an incredibly useful tool for work I do, however I want to buy a copy and own it forever, and not pay a CC subscription? I'm a student with a very limited income and so paying the subscription (even with student discounts) is not the path I want to take. Is there a way for me to do this? (Same applies with Photoshop and Premiere)

Thanks

[lauchlan_2014]

Yes, sad!  I have the older, circa 2010 versions of Illustrator and Photoshop; now they say these might not be fully compatible with InDesign, or the registration would not be recognized.  They don't want to make things more affordable for us.

[Kathie29038428n422]

Sadly greed by these companies. I’m a retired teacher. I know schools
teach the Adobe programs in school. I hope they change because after
school, these programs are unaffordable for the students. I’m still using
an OLD CS photoshop and am fine. Illustrator isn’t the same. My nephew
has paid for my current Illustrator. I need to learn Inkscape.

[deniseb1515418]

Agree exactly!!!