> If we do offer a subscription, it will only ever be as an option alongside the perpetual model, for those who prefer it<p>Canva is into AI.<p>They will most certainly add AI features in affinity.<p>You cannot run proprietary AI models (ie. the secret sauce) locally or people will steal them.<p>So… the models will run in the cloud.<p>Running cloud services costs money.<p>You cannot have a perpetual model (ie. pay once, use forever) for an AI enabled cloud product. Especially very expensive cloud GPUs. It’s just basic economic fact.<p>So, we can expect a future where there are different tiers of affinity products for subscription and non subscription users, maybe with a credits model, like photoshop.<p>Canva knows this.<p>Everyone knows this.<p>So… you know. It’s bit of a laugh really.<p>Translation: hey guys, please don’t freak out and boycott / abandon the thing will just decided to buy like you did with figma.