Racing to meet a design deadline with zero budget is a familiar panic for creators, and the NewsBreak piece that went viral — claiming easy, legal ways to “get Windows & Photoshop for free” — captured that desperation with click-ready simplicity. The reality is messier: there are legitimate, low-cost and free paths to the tools you need, but they come with limits, trade-offs, and important legal and security considerations. This feature unpacks the NewsBreak claims, verifies the technical...