Why should I buy Cubase Studio 5 retail and not Edu?

[LQM]

Yes, I understood this. I am expanding on it by saying that SB seemingly don't seem interested in edu versions or pirate copies on Ebay.

Discuss

[TAFKAT]

Oh , O.K Cool.. , sorry I misunderstood you.

Well lets see were the dust settles on this from Steini's end this time.

[joejnyc]

I'm a full time teacher, and need to purchase Cubase 5 in the near future. I was surprised to see that there is even an EE lic. for the "Essential" edition at Sweetwater for seventy five bucks or so.

[Len2020]

I wouldn't say you shouldn't, but you shouldn't complain in the future if they eliminate the discounts for edu, or make you use a second dongle, or even have no upgrade discounts in the future, everyone pays the same full price because of abuses in the past, lol! All I know is that I get so po'd with people who abuse the system, and I end up paying more or have to use dongles and other higher security complicated crud, over something as petty as one persons reluctance to pay a few pennies more for something. So if you would be willing to brag in the future about how you saved a few pounds and created the mess in the first place be my guest,lol!!!

[lagavulin16]

Go sign up for a class at a community college.

Buy the EDU version.

Prove you're in school.

Drop the class.

Sound good?

[LQM]

Or maybe even TAKE the course and actually learn something ...You never know, could be fun (or at least useful!).

But yes, this has been a well trodden route for many people in - you sign up a community college course for minimal outlay (what 50-90 bucks typically for one course) and then you get 40-50% off many software titles with the edu discount - meaning you can buy Cubase and Wavelab for almost the same price as Cubase at the ordinary retail price.

[app music]

I think the real abuse in the system is happening by the online academic/edu stores who stretch the definition to suit their own agenda by selling to anyone who simply claims to be a member of a church.


School-aged children, parents, and churchgoers can save a ton of money... that's probably about 60-80% of the population...

You can look at this as a tax on single adults who practice safe sex, or a backdoor policy to support the republican agenda on family values.

[diogo_c]

Originally Posted by app music

I think the real abuse in the system is happening by the online academic/edu stores who stretch the definition to suit their own agenda by selling to anyone who simply claims to be a member of a church.

Let's start our church, "the gear worshipers", so we can get edu discounts as well!

[app music]

Originally Posted by diogo_c

Let's start our church, "the gear worshipers", so we can get edu discounts as well!

amen