Porque usar Adobe?

[Riquelme5CD5]

Muitos designers escolhem pagar a adobe, mesmo sendo caro ao invés de optar por produtos gratis ou até mesmo o Adobe Pirata, então fica minha dúvida, quais os benefícios, quero dizer, qual a diferença do adobe pago para o pirata?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

»Many designers choose to pay adobe, even though it is expensive rather than opting for free products or even Adobe Pirate, so it is my question, what benefits, I mean, what is the difference of adobe paid for pirated?«

The difference is that one pays for a service one uses. Much like one may expect to be paid for providing professional services oneself. 

A benefit is avoiding potential legal and financial consequences for using software without a license. 

As for Photoshop-competitors: No one here is discouraging you from using one of those, some have a very decent reputation and are cheaper or even freeware. 

Some may even have certain features or performance that surpass Photoshop’s.

But Photoshop offers a wide set of features and has a large user base which means there is a lot of instructional material available. 

So the decision between Photoshop and one of the comperitors can be influenced by tastes, financial considerations, …  

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

In addition to being illegal and unethical to steal, much of the pirated software not only does not function completely, it also includes malware that will harm your computer and files.

Here are the plans for purchasing a legal subscription:

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

~ Jane