[owobeid]

I find that the students and new-comers are also benefiting from Creative Cloud because it allows one to try out all the tools unrestricted (and maybe even profiting from work) without having to take out a loan or worry about 30 day trials.

> I think Gimp vs. Photoshop is the vim vs. Emacs for digital artists.

As a programmer and a hobbyist painter, the analogy should be more like (vim/emacs/sublime) vs MS Notepad. While GIMP is great for general photo manipulation and editing, it is out of Photoshop's league when it comes to painting.

[fallenhitokiri]

Author here. I didn't think of them - most digital arts or however it is called students I know get a copy of the current master suite from their university.

Since the creative work is done by other people I am not fully aware of all the advantages and differences, so your analogy is likely better - even if Gimp fans will likely disagree ;)

[owobeid]

Yes, they do! However, some art students I know would like to freelance while studying to pay off their student loans. The student edition won't allow them (legally anyway) to make money off of their work.