what people actually want: to pay the ridiculously cheap $20/mo or whatever it is for Photoshop, but to use whichever backend they want for generative AI, not the other way around.
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#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
The complaining is off the charts! Nothing in your life would have changed if you hadn't heard about this free product. Now you rest sleepless and grind your teeth because other people get to enjoy free high quality software.
Don't worry, I sleep tight and don't grind my teeth (at least not over Affinity). What bothers me, however, is that I bought Affinity tools in the first place in order to avoid marrying myself with Adobe and their predatory business practices. I, and many people here on HN, shared this sentiment of Adobe. However, I'm kind of baffled by the amount of people who seems to celebrate these free tools, as this is a 101 in…
I bought Affinity as well. If Affinity remains free now for one year, that means that every person who needs them can make enough money during one year to pay for Photoshop for the next 10 years if they want to.
And if neither free nor paid professional software suits you, then program your own or use a physical photo editing lab. Or use your old Affinity software. It's not being deleted from your computer. That's what I'm going to do.
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#73Linux version when
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#74>Sign up to download
Into the trash it goes.
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#75Wow, completely free? I wonder how the team plans look like, seems like you need to contact them even for single digit seat counts.
An UI design tab next please, some more players in that space would be nice.
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#76So did they buy Affinity and all their tools and gave it for free?
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#77Wow, completely free? I wonder how the team plans look like, seems like you need to contact them even for single digit seat counts. An UI design tab next please, some more players in that space would be nice.
Yeah I can actually cancel my pro plan now, dont think I need the AI Feature, let's see
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#78When somethings free, I’m suspicious.
If its a local-first app, that could be very good! Even if browser+WASM with local storage that is a step up from web apps.
I don't like companies hoovering all data.
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#79They seem to have removed Affinity from the Mac App Store. For those who want a lifetime license instead of freemium, Amandine* is similar to Affinity ($30 on Mac Store). (I have no connection to either app). * Edit: It's Amadine, not Amandine (my typo)
Great tip, will give that a try!
To find it in the Mac Appstore it is called 'Amadine' (without the 'n')
It seems alright at first glance, thanks again for this tip.
Feels also more European since it is from Ukraine, supporting them feels good!
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hi, Canva employee & Affinity user+lover for 10+ years (pre-acquisition) here. That’s not true. We really do want to make all design, including professional design, as widely accessible as possible; including those who can’t afford it. I understand this could be interpreted as ‘corporate PR’, but even from a game-theory sense, you’d want to maximize the top of your funnel, which is free users.
We don't believe you.
I've used free Canva and premium Canva on and off for years. Based on their track record, I'm keeping an open mind.