On the whole though, the genuine software will be more stable
untrue. a large % of warez audio software is a lot more stable than the purchased version as the ridiculas, cpu hungry copy protection is often by-passed.

i use the term purchased rather than genuine as all the software is genuine. a h20 copy of cubase is as genuine as one bought from steinberg, the only differance is that h20 emulated, in software coding, the syncrosoft dongle.

plus you have technical support from the developers.
true.. but in the case of steinberg it really doesnt matter as, from my experiences with them, they care not about customers. just go to the steinberg forums and have a look. its a joke.

anyway, buy your software, support the developers and then decide which version is more stable for you to use.