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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An update from Affinity and Canva on the acquisition of Affinity/Serif by Canva. They have made 4 pledges, including to maintain perpetual licenses.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I mean it's reassuring, but I'm still cautious.

At this point, I may as well enjoy it for as long as it that's. I already bought V2 when it came out, so at least I'm set for a while.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

At least that’s one plus with actually buying software vs renting it like Adobe. If they close down/go belly up, I still have what I paid for.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

True, but people who purchased Photoshop outright also still own it. It's just super old and lacking most of today's features.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That will eventually happen to affinity I’m sure, but at least affinity is ~5% the price a perpetual CS6 license was.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I bought v2 because they built faith and trust with v1. Well That's gone. Time to move on.