It's bad news and not because of the "fear of subscription" (if you think you aren't paying for a subscription now, you are deluding yourself). The problem is

It's bad news and not because of the "fear of subscription" (if you think you aren't paying for a subscription now, you are deluding yourself). The problem is that most acquisitions go wrong and that larger companies generally care much less about their users. There are no good scenarios and no possible benefits there for Affinity users (like me). In a small company, management cares about users, because these users provide a direct lifeline for the company. In a large business, management cares about "shareholder value" as measured by their bonuses and this quarter's earnings. That does not map well onto customer satisfaction (see Adobe, Dropbox, or really just about any company that became large or got acquired).