Is adobe CS3 good??

if it pirated it is good, if it full version it is no good because of the actviate, I have a friend he has been upgrading to the newest photoshop since version 6, recenty when he was using his CS3, his mac crashed, and then he decided to do a full format odf the HD and install everything to make the system more stable, so after installed, he can't actviate, he asked adobe, they said he must install the full version CD, but he only got the CS3 upgrade CD, he told adobe about this situration, but adobe don't want believe and think he is pirating software, so after that he lost CS3 a full package software, a price can buy a new Imac.