First, you did not use the program correctly, or had outdated hardware.
Next, you didn't use any of the suggested programs.
Take ownership of your own blunder, FFS.

sugarwood, Although you are completely correct on all points imo there might have been a better way to say it...

I sometimes wonder at my own past decisions. Most pass review and the determining factors have been external and beyond my control. Some don't. There isn't an English word really for that type of desperate or frustrated mindset which leads to irrational decisions. "Nearest port farthest away in a storm" maybe? When going round and round but nothing works. Set on a certain path for some reason. Viable options are available but ignored. For some reason the hard road is the one taken when better easier options exist.

He's got a program now and it works. That is great. I hope it is easy to learn and powerful enough to do everything he needs in the future to fill those requirements.