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This is great until a company starts making file formats completely incompatible with back versions, making it impossible to use with friends or anyone else. Oh
by agloe_dreams 3y ago
This is great until a company starts making file formats completely incompatible with back versions, making it impossible to use with friends or anyone else. Oh or when they just change the plan to subscription only anyways.
I'm looking at you, Sketch.
- gkedzierski 3y agoI KNEW you were talking about Sketch from the moment I read your first sentence. I have a hypothesis that Figma never would've become so big had they not screwed up so badly with their licensing and lack of seamless collaboration features.
- ics 3y agoThe only reason I started using Figma was because of how annoyed I was at the Sketch licensing as a paying customer.
- jessym 3y agoIs Sketch subscription only? I had it on my list to purchase because I thought they offered a perpetual license. But you're right, now that I'm reading the FAQ on their pricing page, I'm finding it really confusing: """ Q: Is Sketch only available as a subscription? A: No. You can still get a Mac-only license for $120 yearly [sic] if you don’t need the web app and only want to use the Mac app to design. (...) """ Their answer seems rather contradictory. Does anybody know whether they offer perpetual licenses or not? Or know of a competitor who does?
- weaksauce 3y agocough solidworks
- Breza 3y agoThis happened with me for Evernote. Incredibly frustrating. I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised with how well the latest versions of Microsoft Office still support most non x formats (eg .doc, .xls).