Among the most significant changes with this year’s Elements releases has little to do with new features but instead concerns the ways users purchase and own the software. While prior versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements have been lifetime licenses — the user buys the software and then owns it indefinitely — this year’s release has moved to a three-year license term.

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      People use them because they’re industry standard, and the value you get out of them is greater than the price of the products.

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      the reason people use it is because theyre educated in the skillset, and likely use it for work because their workplace mandates it.

      not everyone is a freelance artist/video editor. Those have much more freedom on their tool choices.

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      Pretty much the vast majority of the professionals and amateurs in the creative area and hobbyists all around too