Adi Satrio

thanks for the information. maybe just don't consider it and simply develop the same or even better way to do stuffs like what AG offers and make it 1 time purchase only. 😋

I can't agree more about this. About the dependency for 3rd party plugin, i don't think people would use plugin as the essential tool to do the work, but more like dependency in terms of some people who tried it and know that it very effective to tackle some tedious repetitive work significantly faster and doesn't hurt anybody, they will get used to it. when doing something that could take 1 hour to do manually VS doing it in just less than 10 clicks is going to change their mindset, also to their scheduling and finally productivity. no stress, less focus and energy consumption that makes us tired slowly draining our mood and creative energy. rather than using that energy for that, then people can use that energy to more fun, creative and productive stuffs. that's the point of technology development and advancement. and yes i agree about that last point about rent based on the actual time usage, it should be the way to go to software/plugin rent/subscription based. because they're are not like a cars that if the item is available the rent company they could rent it to somebody else to make profit, also plugins don't wear no matter how many times they're used or left unused. codes don't just break down and need maintenance, no oil change needed. because it's not like we use it 24/7. but in the end of the day, as consumer i will always prefer when i pay for something to have, to use, to bring anywhere, anytime, it should be mine until i transfer the ownership to someone else. because it's just not fair to someone who unfortunately doesn't earn much and consistently to sustain it. after they save up/sacrifices a good amount to get it, it should be belong to them.

Just bought Affinity Designer and would love Astute Graphic feature for mirrorme, vectorscribe and the boolean stuffs (based on what i see on youtube). +1 to Affinity + AG -9999 for any subscription. I only want 1 time purchase. no rent. I have no idea how the business works i'm just saying from my personal preference as customer. I know about the "it's an investment blablabla.." idc, i just want to buy, not rent. that's it. It's up to devs to think about it. for updates, i prefer Lifetime free updates or only pay to upgrade when i found the update is necessary. If AG or AD or both can't find any solution about non-subscription, then it's fine. I'll stick to the AD with no subscription, I'll just figure it out myself on how to optimize my workflow for time saving stuffs. I can live without any subscription stuffs until now. So i think i'm fine without it forever. I hope Affinity is just like FL Studio by image line (music production software), 1 time purchase, lifetime free updates, keep getting better and better with frequent amazing updates, listen and loyal to the community, actively talk with their customers on forums, and many more. Let's go Affinity! Serif!