It's because piracy is hurting our jobs and as a developer, of course I'm concerned about people pirating software. Just because you're not in the industry does not mean you can ignore this fact. It has nothing to do with me being born into a rich family (which I am not for the record). If you're using the software to earn money, it's for a commercial purpose and for such purposes, you MUST purchase the software or you are committing fraud. To edit avatars, let me introduce you to this free utility called GIMP. Even Paint.NET will allow you to do this easily. They can also get the most basic Adobe Photoshop Image Starter edition. These are not professional grade software, so it costs much less (or even free) and they are perfectly fine for what your friends do. Then you complain that GIMP is too difficult to use and not user-friendly? Tough luck, because it costs money to make excellent software. They have absolutely no need for the expensive creative suite options unless they are doing more advanced professional level work, which they can then buy if they want to. Creative Suite isn't for fun, playing stuff. It's a tool used in professional circles for mainly commercial purposes.

I think I'm done with my ranting here. It is difficult to change the mindset of the ignorant.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Dec 29 2008, 05:02 PM