Crystal used to be a recommended reporting tool. Then came SSRS and MS stated that they would no longer support Crystal Reports. You can still use Crystal to create reports against 2010 and 2013 databases and even hang the reports in the Navigation column on the left of the page. You can even use Accountable's forms printer and some of Victoria Yuden's products to substitute Crystal (or SSRS) reports for forms and/or standard reports.
Bottom line is, while the owners would not sell Crystal to MS, you can still use it. However, (now I have used Crystal since Version 1 and really like it) try using SSRS. It will take you a bit to learn it as it works slightly different from Crystal but it really has some POWERFUL components. AND, we have a great book that teaches SSRS. Check out our web site.