Adobe Flash CS4 Pro - best legal place to buy?

[ynnek888]

So I'm interested in getting Flash CS4 Pro. I know there is a 30 day demo you can get from Adobe themselves. Does anyone have experience/suggestion of the best place to LEGALLY buy a single user license for PC? It cannot be academic, since I may in the future release work off of it. (plus I'm not a student) I want to be legit.(I'm in the US if that makes a difference)


So I looked around Google shopping, and I see from the usual reputable places, Like Amazon, it goes for software goes for about $600. I see these one or two sites that go for $280(full version too), but I'm a little "sketched out" by them. Why are they so cheap? Usually when things sound too good to be true, there's some sort of catch.


Then there is the really crazy sounding $30 media volume price, that has a "Adobe Open Options CLP" license type. What does that mean? It sounds like I have to register to officially be under that license,and thus pay more?

 

[petyurkutyur]

Those other copies could be upgrades. I believe they price it at that price because if you have already bought CS3, you could upgrade for like 200 to the CS4. But if I would order from somewhere I would either order from Adobe itself, from Newegg if they have it or from B&H. Here is a link:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/584661-REG/Adobe_65018738_Flash_CS4_Professional_Software.html

 

[hardBBQ]

Go here to find an authorized reseller. Anywhere else, you're most likely going to end up with an illegitimate or non-commercial license.

You can perhaps save a hundred dollars or more buying off ebay from a reputable power seller. Make sure you're getting the exact item you're intending to buy. If it's the retail version, then it should be retail-boxed with the correct product number.

Ebay is littered with scammers or ignorant sellers who don't know the difference between licenses so you have to be very careful.

You should also look into buying a suite for a much better value.

 

[ynnek888]

I forgot about the suites. It's more money, but it is easier to argue its more of a value.

BTW, rumor has it version CS5 will be released sometime in April.

For Flash, CS5 supposedly has the ability to build Apple apps!
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/abansod_iphone.html