He finally reached a "Download" button that looked legitimate. The file was heavy—several gigabytes of compressed data. As the progress bar crawled across the screen, Marcos paced his small office. He thought about the cost of the official license. It was an investment he couldn't afford yet, but the risk of using pirated software gnawed at him. He knew the stories: backdoors for hackers, corrupted databases, and the inevitable "Trial Version Expired" watermark appearing on a final bid. The download finished with a sharp ding .