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Affinity Studio now free

(www.affinity.studio)
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popcar2 ◴[] No.45763216[source]
Uhhuh. I think anyone in the tech field can immediately tell where this is going, and I'm not at all excited for it.

1. They silently make it online only. Currently you need to make an account and be online on activation, so they're already one step closer to getting there.

2. They silently ditch the concept of buying and owning Affinity software, but that's okay because it's ~totally free~!

3. As soon as they lock in enough users from how nice and friendly they are, pull the rug. At some point they'll suddenly start locking features behind the pro subscription.

It's textbook at this point.

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1. grougnax ◴[] No.45771085[source]
It's always like this, and it's been like this for 40 years, and every time, people get caught by surprise...