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Affinity (Serif) being purchased by Canva

25 pointsby nickwebabout 1 year ago

6 comments

skilledabout 1 year ago
The beginning of the end for a one-off license it appears. I don&#x27;t see why Canva would green-light V3 as a non-subscription service. And that makes me wonder if Canva will be able to compete with the likes of Adobe&#x2F;Figma&#x2F;Sketch.<p>The wording of the announcement is basically a forewarning that change is going to come sooner or later. I don&#x27;t see this as a &quot;charitable acquisition&quot; by Canva.
Aeolunabout 1 year ago
&gt; Canva’s business model is subscription, are there any plans to change how Affinity is sold?<p>Answer: Do not worry, your existing software won’t be affected. New updates after a token few V2 updates though…<p>Honestly, expect the worst here. Even if they don’t announce as such, it is most definitely in the minds of every executive walking around there.
jokingabout 1 year ago
I loved that affinity hadn&#x27;t jumped on the subscription bandwagon, I hope that they maintain their philosophy.
SSLyabout 1 year ago
dupe <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=39824191">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=39824191</a>
outsideinabout 1 year ago
Discussion in user forum : <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forum.affinity.serif.com&#x2F;index.php?&#x2F;topic&#x2F;201413-affinity-is-joining-the-canva-family&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forum.affinity.serif.com&#x2F;index.php?&#x2F;topic&#x2F;201413-aff...</a>
bcyeabout 1 year ago
It will be interesting to see, whether Affinity will switch to subscriptions in the service. Officially &quot;it&#x27;s not planned&quot;.