Student versions: Easy for students to actually afford Only take away features that students probably would not use anyway Non-commercial Quixel has done this very well
(I'm a student) Student version: Free: Being an art student is expensive enough. Most art schools that I know of are for profit, so chances are students are going to be reluctant to pay $300 for a student version of something, which can't even be used commercially. A lot of students I know pirate stuff, not because they're…
which software are you talking about? adobe software can be used commercially as a student and even after you graduated and autodesk software is completely free for students
I'd imagine it wouldn't be the best for business but I'd like to see Academic editions of software that are free. Autodesk sucks ass in a lot of areas, but I love the fact that I can download new versions of their software for free simply because I'm a student. I can't make any money but I can improve my skills and work on…
I agree with Warren. At the end of the day, developing and supporting software costs a lot of money. Our tools do some pretty crazy sh** and our market is relatively niche. That's why they're so expensive. I think there are two really intelligent things a software developer can do. The first is to divide their product into…
When it comes to apps like Photoshop/Maya/3dsMax : Student, hobbyist, learning editions (that is to say, no commercial profit whatsoever) : Full feature set, fully free. That's basically what cracked versions have been for since forever. Once the user enters the commercial market, it's time to pay for the product. Indie,…