Adobe Creative Suite CS2 released for free.

[kedawa]

I've long since dropped PS in favour of Paint.NET, since it's perfectly adequate for my needs, but it's about time they did this.  Now people just starting out in graphic design can get their feet wet without pirating CS.  I hope schools are on top of this.

[kedawa]

Well, they did have student discounts and 'lite' versions of PS at various times, but the ubiquity of pirated CS certainly does help them remain the standard.