Affinity Stops Selling Its Software in Preparation for 'Big Changes'(petapixel.com)
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Affinity Stops Selling Its Software in Preparation for 'Big Changes'
https://petapixel.com/2025/10/02/affinity-stops-selling-its-photo-editing-software-in-preparation-for-big-changes/
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No subscriptions, no subscriptions, no subscriptions...
I smell the cloud coming.
Spoiler: they're going subscription...
Which defeats the entire value proposition of their software unless the subscription is super cheap (meaning, <$10 for the suite.) Otherwise, you're better off going back to Photoshop.
Which defeats the entire value proposition of their software unless the subscription is super cheap (meaning, <$10 for the suite.) Otherwise, you're better off going back to Photoshop.
Corporate Translator Says: Subscriptions, and more microtransaction are coming...
my guess is they injecting ai and "cloud" into their apps and ruining everything with a freemium model...