Adobe vs Alternatives

Hi im a graphic design student with 6 months till i get my BFA. Ive used adobe for 10 years now and it really is all ive used. I dont own software for graphic design yet... As such I am a blank slate and willing to look into any good professional software. I have several months to figure it out still and want to wait till at least january to make a decision.
I am coming here and looking away from adobe because of the adobe cc matter and a few things they have done in the last 2 years. I dont need to get into it but im not doing cc because the cost is more over time, only buy 1 or all and lack of perpetual license. I see corel, xara, serif and others have very good business plans. I have lost faith and trust in adobe over lies, lies, lies, greed, lies and not caring what customers want and forcing cc on us.
If worst comes to worst i can get a student copy of cs 6 standard for 450$ which can be used commercially but I would prefer not as I want something I can upgrade or sell and have return on my investment. I see corel, xara and serif can import/export AI/PSD (i know not 100% perfect but great to have). The biggest thing is how well do they compare with adobe and i dont mean learning curve I mean effectiveness head to head with adobe. Unless adobe makes some big changes in the next few months to cost or options I will probably jump ship. Im leaning to corel though. Like the coreldraw x6 option to get perpetual license + premium (wish adobe would do this).
How well does x company actually compare to replace adobe:
Photoshop photo editing
Photoshop digital illustration
Illustrator
Indesign (desk top publishing)
Dreamweaver/Muse (none/light code friendly web design)
Please list anything that might help. I would prefer companies with several products but willing to entertain stand alone items. Many alternatives but Im looking for professional quality.

No reply. Really. No opinions?

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