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The Canva and Affinity Pledge (perpetual subscriptions forever)
- Kye 3y agoThere's a long, long, long, long history of bought companies making all kinds of promises and pledges, often sincerely and with the best intentions, only to go back on them when the acquirer's VCs--the real people in control--come knocking. I will remain skeptical.
- halo 3y agoIf nothing else, it’s clear communication and shows they have seen the online discourse. We’ll see if they follow through. There’s a certain logic to it too: they’ll be far more interested in upselling to existing Canva subscribers than selling Canva to the far smaller Affinity userbase.
- graypegg 3y agoFrom the affinity forum, posted by the CEO of Serif: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/201412-affinity-is-joining-the-canva-family/&do=findComment&comment=1193471 https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/201412-aff... Cautiously optimistic.
- MissTake 3y agoI really honestly want to believe, but pledges hold no legal weight. I guess this means we’re probably OK for v3 when it comes out, but by the time we’re in v4 land it’ll be (guessing) 4-5 years later, at which point the pledge can be forgotten and swept under the rug. I really hope I’m wrong, but the reality of an unknown financial future tells me otherwise.