CS3 for a STUDENT is TOO EXPENSIVE

I am a student and I don't have $400 I can just shell out for a legal copy of CS3. If you want more people to buy CS3 instead of download it. Make it CHEAPER. I can understand you charging school a bunch to buy the software cause they have the money. But I am a single user and don't have that kind of cash. I'm about to just buy painter. I can get a student copy of painter and a wacom bundle for less then cs3.
JEEZE IM MAD!

Othellodude,
When it comes down to it, all your really concerned about here is your pocket. Your not really concerned with how much work has gone into the creating of the product, or the fact that Adobe HAS released a cheaper version of the software for those in school, or even the fact that they let you upgrade from educational to the real thing at the same rate as everyone else who actually bought the full thing (costs $199 to go from CS2 Edu to CS3 retail just like going from CS2 retail to CS3 retail).
Also, even considering the fact that Adobe products are pirated so frequently, they have not raised the price from where it was to make up for it.
Are you familiar with the software Maya? It's the animation software by AutoDesk that's taught by most 3D design schools and it cost $7500 a seat. But instead of trolling AutoDesk's forums about the price most students use free-ware 3-D Applications to learn how to animate.
Photoshop is professional grade software. It's not Paint Shop Pro that you can go pick up at your local Target store.
If your looking for cheap consumer-based products, Photoshop Elements 6.0 is available to you for $99 right here on this website, and even it has a large portion of the functions of Photoshop CS3.

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Willdrea wrote:
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Bob -- I appreciate your bad news
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Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 06:55:26 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Design Premium Student Upgrade?
First things first...there are no student upgrades. If you're still eligible you can buy the software at student prices.
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