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Serif's Affinity suite has probably the greatest value for money in the whole software industry. I mean 119 bucks ONE-TIME for three pretty comprehensive graphi

Serif's Affinity suite has probably the greatest value for money in the whole software industry. I mean 119 bucks ONE-TIME for three pretty comprehensive graphics apps which are polished and get constant updates is very hard to beat. For people making their living with graphical work (designers, photographers, etc.) Adobe is probably still the way to go (even if just to keep using the muscle memory). However for the many people who only need something like Photoshop or InDesign a couple of times a year, Affinity is just great.

reaperducer 4y ago
In addition to it not being a subscription, I also love this bit from the App Store's Privacy section: Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app. After I post this, I'm off to buy the desktop and iPad versions. I tried to buy a certain type of simple app a couple of weeks ago, and while there were dozens of options available, not one didn't Hoover up everything it could about me. Really? You need to know my name, location, and track me across apps for a card game? No sale. Edit: Purchased. Thanks, Affinity. Go stick your head in a pig, Adobe.
- drcongo 4y ago
  The Universal Licence gets you all three apps on all platforms now. Incredible deal.
- lynndotpy 4y ago
  Just so you know, that's not true. After all, they need to collect your email to login for the perpetual license. At the very least, this needs a "Data Linked To You - Contact Info" card. Generally speaking, 'App Privacy' cards are lies. Apple does not check them, you need to do it yourself. Here is the Privacy Policy: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/privacy/ https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/privacy/ In the EULA (quoted from Affinity Photo 2 for MacOS), you further agree to, among other terms: > *Consent to Use of Data* > > a. 16. You agree that Serif and its affiliates may use any information you give to use as part of product support and other services provided to you, if any, related to Serif Software solely to improve products or to provide customised services or technologies to you and will not disclose this information in a form that personally identifies you.
drcongo 4y ago
Amazingly there's people moaning at them about the price in their Twitter announcement.
- netr0ute 4y ago
  $119 is only affordable if you're got a high-income job, which billions of people on planet Earth don't.
  - GlacierFox 4y ago
    $119 perpetual is an insanely good price for three absolutely fantastic applications. What are you smoking? What's a fair price to you? $10? On one side you've got people complaining about these anti-consumer software subscriptions from the likes of adobe. Then on the other side you've got people like yourself that are for some reason complaining that there's still a company offering fantastic software on par with Illustrator for a fantastic perpetual price. Affinity Designer is £35 right now. That's insane. The mind boggles.
    - netr0ute 4y ago
      You haven't been to poorer countries where the equivalent of $10 is a lot, so good luck getting a market for $119 software there.
      - drcongo 4y ago
        The same price gets you Creative Cloud for 2 months. What exactly is the point you think you're making? Because people earn different amounts in different countries is not a revelation to anybody here, nor to Serif.
      - dandellion 4y ago
        The poorer countries where the equivalent of $10 is a lot are probably not part of the market anyway, considering that having a computer is a prerequisite to benefitting from this software. Anyone who can save enough for a computer can probably save $119, even if that's not cheap by any means.
achow 4y ago
I have developed new muscles with dedication and effort, I had Adobe logo in front of me all the while, I was falling down and crying with pain but one look at Adobe logo would make me get up and get going with newly found vigor - just to kick Adobe's bucket and to embrace loving comfort of Affinity Suite. Nah.. it was pretty easy to jump. Life is beautiful.
- jdcarter 4y ago
  I used Photoshop and Illustrator for years and years (going back to 1990's) and switched to Affinity about 2 years ago. There's a lot of little details that are different--say, when you grab a resize handle, does aspect ratio stay locked or do you have to hold down shift?--but I found that it wasn't tough to retrain. Most things are where you'd expect. It's certainly not like Gimp or Inkscape, where absolutely everything is different and it feels impossible to get anything done.
amatheus 4y ago
And that includes all platforms (Mac, iPad and Windows). Really great value.
- samtp 4y ago
  Not really all platforms is it though. Linux not supported at all
  - mroche 4y ago
    That's not the context of the GP's statement. They're referring to the Universal License being offered by Serif, which provides you a "buy once use anywhere" on all of their supported platforms, not that they support all platforms. As a Linux user myself and a former (and upcoming again) studio sysadmin, it's disappointing Serif doesn't offer native Linux support. But let's not twist the discussion here.
  - vladvasiliu 4y ago
    All supported platforms, as in you don't have to pay a separate license fee to run it on one of the other platforms they support. Yeah, I'm not happy having to keep a copy of Windows for graphics software either, but that's a different issue. If you only have Linux or some toaster running NetBSD, then it's pretty simple: don't buy it.
Slow_Hand 4y ago
Seconded. As an infrequent image editor/designer/publisher I'm just casual enough that there is no way to justify an Adobe subscription (even if I'd want to have one). Affinity occupy a wonderful niche for people like me in that they provide comprehensive, professional, and bullshit-free software options. It's an incredible value for this day and age and I love using their software. I have zero complaints about the company or their products. Upgrading when they have a release like this is a no-brainer. Even if I don't really need the upgrade I'm eager to support them for doing such a fine job.

reaperducer 4y ago

In addition to it not being a subscription, I also love this bit from the App Store's Privacy section: Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app. After I post this, I'm off to buy the desktop and iPad versions. I tried to buy a certain type of simple app a couple of weeks ago, and while there were dozens of options available, not one didn't Hoover up everything it could about me. Really? You need to know my name, location, and track me across apps for a card game? No sale. Edit: Purchased. Thanks, Affinity. Go stick your head in a pig, Adobe.

drcongo 4y ago
The Universal Licence gets you all three apps on all platforms now. Incredible deal.
lynndotpy 4y ago
Just so you know, that's not true. After all, they need to collect your email to login for the perpetual license. At the very least, this needs a "Data Linked To You - Contact Info" card. Generally speaking, 'App Privacy' cards are lies. Apple does not check them, you need to do it yourself. Here is the Privacy Policy: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/privacy/ https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/privacy/ In the EULA (quoted from Affinity Photo 2 for MacOS), you further agree to, among other terms: > *Consent to Use of Data* > > a. 16. You agree that Serif and its affiliates may use any information you give to use as part of product support and other services provided to you, if any, related to Serif Software solely to improve products or to provide customised services or technologies to you and will not disclose this information in a form that personally identifies you.

drcongo 4y ago

Amazingly there's people moaning at them about the price in their Twitter announcement.

netr0ute 4y ago
$119 is only affordable if you're got a high-income job, which billions of people on planet Earth don't.
- GlacierFox 4y ago
  $119 perpetual is an insanely good price for three absolutely fantastic applications. What are you smoking? What's a fair price to you? $10? On one side you've got people complaining about these anti-consumer software subscriptions from the likes of adobe. Then on the other side you've got people like yourself that are for some reason complaining that there's still a company offering fantastic software on par with Illustrator for a fantastic perpetual price. Affinity Designer is £35 right now. That's insane. The mind boggles.
  - netr0ute 4y ago
    You haven't been to poorer countries where the equivalent of $10 is a lot, so good luck getting a market for $119 software there.
    - drcongo 4y ago
      The same price gets you Creative Cloud for 2 months. What exactly is the point you think you're making? Because people earn different amounts in different countries is not a revelation to anybody here, nor to Serif.
    - dandellion 4y ago
      The poorer countries where the equivalent of $10 is a lot are probably not part of the market anyway, considering that having a computer is a prerequisite to benefitting from this software. Anyone who can save enough for a computer can probably save $119, even if that's not cheap by any means.

achow 4y ago

I have developed new muscles with dedication and effort, I had Adobe logo in front of me all the while, I was falling down and crying with pain but one look at Adobe logo would make me get up and get going with newly found vigor - just to kick Adobe's bucket and to embrace loving comfort of Affinity Suite. Nah.. it was pretty easy to jump. Life is beautiful.

jdcarter 4y ago
I used Photoshop and Illustrator for years and years (going back to 1990's) and switched to Affinity about 2 years ago. There's a lot of little details that are different--say, when you grab a resize handle, does aspect ratio stay locked or do you have to hold down shift?--but I found that it wasn't tough to retrain. Most things are where you'd expect. It's certainly not like Gimp or Inkscape, where absolutely everything is different and it feels impossible to get anything done.

amatheus 4y ago

And that includes all platforms (Mac, iPad and Windows). Really great value.

samtp 4y ago
Not really all platforms is it though. Linux not supported at all
- mroche 4y ago
  That's not the context of the GP's statement. They're referring to the Universal License being offered by Serif, which provides you a "buy once use anywhere" on all of their supported platforms, not that they support all platforms. As a Linux user myself and a former (and upcoming again) studio sysadmin, it's disappointing Serif doesn't offer native Linux support. But let's not twist the discussion here.
- vladvasiliu 4y ago
  All supported platforms, as in you don't have to pay a separate license fee to run it on one of the other platforms they support. Yeah, I'm not happy having to keep a copy of Windows for graphics software either, but that's a different issue. If you only have Linux or some toaster running NetBSD, then it's pretty simple: don't buy it.

Slow_Hand 4y ago

Seconded. As an infrequent image editor/designer/publisher I'm just casual enough that there is no way to justify an Adobe subscription (even if I'd want to have one). Affinity occupy a wonderful niche for people like me in that they provide comprehensive, professional, and bullshit-free software options. It's an incredible value for this day and age and I love using their software. I have zero complaints about the company or their products. Upgrading when they have a release like this is a no-brainer. Even if I don't really need the upgrade I'm eager to support them for doing such a fine job.