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Title: Potential new users incoming
Post by: PastaShock on October 01, 2025, 08:48:49 PM
Serif/Canva is making some big announcement about their Affinity Suite of apps on the 30th. A LOT of people think they're going to announce a new version that is subscription licensed instead of a one-time purchase.

I expect this will drive some people to Scribus.

Software should be owned, not rented.
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: rapio on October 04, 2025, 04:28:28 PM
I agree. I was looking at Affinity and the next day, bam, gone! I'll stick with Scribus.
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: marce colina on October 05, 2025, 01:37:39 AM
Scribus looks great, even some issues make it hard to use for replace publisher, or pageplus. The managemente of laaarge text blocks, so slowly, is a stop game for me.
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: AdmFubar on October 06, 2025, 02:34:20 AM
If this is any indication about users leaving..

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/236045-%E2%80%9Cso-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish%E2%80%9D-or-a-longtime-affinity-user-and-contributors-perspective-on-the-latest-developments/ (https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/236045-%22so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish%22-or-a-longtime-affinity-user-and-contributors-perspective-on-the-latest-developments/)
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: Aleks100 on October 31, 2025, 07:06:42 PM
...on the other hand...
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: AdmFubar on October 31, 2025, 10:19:38 PM
it will still happen, canva is a sas company, and some of the features in affininty  are available via subscription only. I wont be surprised if they keep making "improvements" to the features and make them subscription only.
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: PastaShock on November 01, 2025, 06:12:35 PM
Well, the news dropped. Canva merged Designer, Photo, and Publisher into one app just called "Affinity." They made is completely free, with an optional subscription to get AI features. A lot of people are very skeptical about this, claiming (as is usually the case) that when something is free, YOU ARE the product.

I watched the Canva keynote out of curiosity, and when they announced Canva AI (available both in the online Canva suite and Affinity), almost nobody applauded. The hosts on the stage had to coax the audience into applauding.

Canva is doing major damage control trying to convince creatives that they're not the product and they're doing this for the good of the creative community.

We'll see what comes of this mess.
Title: Re: Potential new users incoming
Post by: AdmFubar on November 01, 2025, 10:11:23 PM
Quote from: PastaShock on November 01, 2025, 06:12:35 PMWell, the news dropped. Canva merged Designer, Photo, and Publisher into one app just called "Affinity." They made is completely free, with an optional subscription to get AI features. A lot of people are very skeptical about this, claiming (as is usually the case) that when something is free, YOU ARE the product.

uhm in case you've not noticed, even when you pay for a product.. you are still the product..