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> Sketch is _NOT_ switching to a subscription model. It looks quite a bit like a subscription model to the average person. $99/year is a pretty big jump in pr
by protomyth 10y ago
> Sketch is _NOT_ switching to a subscription model.
It looks quite a bit like a subscription model to the average person. $99/year is a pretty big jump in price, but I guess they've gotten a chunk of pro market people. The whole bit about being unfair to late adopters is a bit of bunk.
- wlesieutre 10y ago> It looks quite a bit like a subscription model to the average person Not really? My problem with subscription software is that you lose access to it if you stop paying. I used Photoshop 7 for a looooong time because we didn't need any of the new features. You can't do that with Photoshop CC. Because it's a subscription. If anything, maybe you could call it an "update subscription," but if the software works without an active subscription, then it's not a subscription. That would be like Comcast saying "If you cancel your cable subscription, you can still turn on your TV and watch reruns of whatever aired when you were a customer." > $99/year is a pretty big jump in price For that much money, you could use Adobe Illustrator every January, May, and September!
- protomyth 10y agoIts still a subscription, it just allows an indefinite unpaid period until something breaks. There is no upgrade discount. > For that much money, you could use Adobe Illustrator every January, May, and September! Illustrator is $19.99 per month paid monthly, so a little easier to handle but 2.4x more expensive. Illustrator has a lot more support but the difference in price just got reduced ($99 for about 2+ years versus per year). Its about a 2x jump in price for Sketch. I'm most saddened that neither company cares about customer loyalty in a money way.