Is Adobe encouraging software piracy?

Question

I have Studio MX2004 and have just bought a Mac as my PC got
to the point of crashing or resetting itself with every program
opened. I decided instead of constant PC repair bills that I would
get a computer that works and is free of constant security attacks,
and I did always have up-to-date anti-virus and anti-spam software,
it was hardware problems, most of which had been replaced (sold to
me) in efforts to resolve problems.
Now, Adobe UK say they can crossgrade a licence up to five
times and only if it's the latest version. What do you think? Get
an illegal copy just to do what it says on the Studio MX2004 box
that it can do? What have I already paid hundreds of pounds for
(about US$1200)? Should I get an upgrade that I don't need putting
myself into massive debt that could potentially bankrupt me? Sounds
like an invitation to try software piracy?
Would you use pirated software to use what you have already paid
for?
When my PC wasn't crashing (very rarely), using Dreamweaver
was fantastic. I've now got a Mac and used the same installation
disc to install the same software - Studio 8 - and it works great
(almost). In Windows I can copy and paste a table from Excel into a
webpage in Dreamweaver, on the Mac all formatting gets removed and
it's pasted in as normal text. I can't afford to get Office for
Mac, let alone the demanded Adobe upgrade (I've spent over a
thousand pounds on the Mac itself). So instead of using Office for
Mac, I am copying the table from Neo Office (Open Office on Mac),
perhaps this is the problem.
Can you, using a Mac, copy a table from NeoOffice or Excel into
Dreamweaver and not lose the table elements?

Answer 1

No. But you are....
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> Adobe UK say they can crossgrade a licence up to five
times (as if you'll
> need
> that many!) , and only if it's the latest version.
Sounds like an
> invitation to
> try software piracy. What do you think? Get an illegal
copy just to do
> what I
> have already paid hundreds of pounds for? To do what it
says on the box
> that it
> can do.
>
> When my PC wasn't crashing (very rarely), using
Dreamweaver was fantastic.
> I've now got a Mac and used the same installation disc
to install the same
> software - Studio 8 - and it works great (almost). In
Windows I can copy
> and
> paste a table from Excel into a webpage in Dreamweaver,
on the Mac all
> formatting gets removed and it's pasted in as normal
text. I can't afford
> to
> get Office for Mac, let alone the demanded Adobe upgrade
(I've spent over
> a
> thousand pounds on the Mac itself (and am very pleased
with it). As a
> result I
> am copying the table from Neo Office (Open Office on
Mac), perhaps this is
> the
> problem.
>
>
Can you, using a Mac, copy a table from NeoOffice or Excel into
> Dreamweaver
> and not lose the table elements?
>