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Mark Ingram

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    Mark Ingram reacted to Gaul in Affinity Apps for Mac: How can I "unlink" my Apps from my Apple account and link them to my Serif account?   
    Found the issue
    In Mac OS version, the button "My Account" is greyed out but it can be accessed via these 2 ways:
    Re-open the App -> will kick-off a separate window with the "Account" information Click on new file -> will kick-off a separate window with the "Account" information
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    Mark Ingram reacted to Ash in Affinity V2, updates, pricing and no subscription (moved)   
    Hi All,
    Well, it’s been a pretty crazy week since the launch of V2!
    This has been a real labour of love for us over the last year or so, and I can’t even begin to describe how hard the development team have worked on it. Not only getting the V2 apps launched, but also of course finally bringing Publisher to iPad. 
    With this being our first paid-for upgrade there has understandably been a lot of feedback / questions around future updates and our pricing policies. I thought it was worth addressing / clarifying our position on some of these personally...
    Updates to V2 moving forward
    Buying V2 not only gets you all the new features you have seen, but we have various updates planned – including many more new features and improvements – which you will get for free. This will continue until such a time that V3 is released. We’re not sure exactly when V3 will be, but I can confirm we are not going to move to anything as regular as an annual upgrade cycle as has been speculated.
    It’s worth saying too that V2 does include many under-the-hood changes to our underlying technology, and we have also been investing in several new areas of research recently. Some of these haven’t manifested themselves into new features yet, but overall V2 does give us a better platform to develop on moving forward and I’m sure you will be pleased with the updates V2 will receive.
    Updates to V1 moving forward
    While we did say on the FAQ that V1 would no longer receive any updates, I want to clarify that was about new feature updates. We will be updating V1 to fix any critical problems caused by operating system updates in the future. So if the next version of macOS breaks V1 we will endeavour to fix it. There will be a point in time when continuing to maintain V1 in this way will not be tenable, but certainly for the foreseeable future we will continue to patch. In fact, we have an update to V1 queued up for release very shortly with some fixes for Ventura and issues caused by a recent Windows security / quality update. 
    We will update our FAQ shortly to make that clearer for everyone.
    Offer period
    In case you didn’t see, I’m pleased to confirm we have decided to run this initial launch offer until 14th December to give everyone the best chance possible to get it if they wish / have a decent amount of time to trial it. 
    Upgrade pricing
    It’s been really hard to see some of the comments about us not looking after our existing customers – we’re pretty devasted that anyone feels like that to be honest. But the fact is we felt our hands were tied somewhat with being able to offer upgrade pricing in a fair way. The main reason for this was App Store customers (which make up around 35% of our userbase). The problems with that are two-fold: firstly, we didn’t have a way from within V1 to validate an App Store purchase receipt to reliably ensure customers who were entitled to an upgrade could get one; and secondly, we could not find a good way for people to get that discount via the App Store. Us pushing upgrade customers to go exclusively via our own site (including customers who were previously acquired via the app stores) may also have put us in violation of App Store Ts & Cs which we were obviously concerned about.
    I’m not saying that these issues were completely insurmountable, but any solutions we came up with would be messy, and most importantly could have resulted in some bona fide V1 customers struggling to get validated and claim their discount. We certainly don’t have the support resource here if we ended up needing to manually validate tens of thousands of receipts for example.
    The only option we felt was safe to move forward with was a general launch offer, which would guarantee that every V1 customer could get the discount, whether they purchased directly through us or the App Stores. We knew a side effect of that would mean some new customers would end up receiving that same discount – but we felt that was a better option than V1 customers missing out. It’s also worth saying that while there has been some good press about V2, all our main marketing has been via email and through social media to our followers. In other words, we felt ok about it because we knew the vast majority of people who would find out about it or take advantage of the offer would be existing customers. I would be surprised if over the offer period customers upgrading from V1 didn’t make up more than 90% of our sales.
    Overall I do believe us giving a 40% discount, along with the addition of the new Universal Licence of course, is offering fantastic value for money for those who want to upgrade. 
    However, taking on board some of the feedback there is something extra we can do – we will offer a new free bundle of content exclusively for V1 customers upgrading to V2 as an extra thank you for your support. I’ve seen this suggested by a number of customers and it’s a great idea as it does remove the App Store conflict entirely. 
    We’ll need a little time to put something together, but all customers who previously registered or purchased V1 and have since upgraded to V2 will receive a voucher code for this via email as soon as we can.
    A comment on no subscription
    I do want to say that some of the points above are exactly the reason why software companies move to subscription. Whatever you do with upgrade pricing, you still have the issue of customers who bought the previous version 3 months ago vs. those who have had it 2+ years. Offering perpetual licences also gives the additional overhead of needing to maintain the previous version longer than you would if everyone was on subscription / generally always on the latest version.
    We are a small team so some of these complications are not ideal — all we really want to do is focus on developing our latest codebase, push out regular updates and continue with our mission to make great creative software accessible to everyone. 
    But it does need to be funded somehow. We know you love our no-subscription model, but there also needs to be a level of appreciation that the alternative is having paid-for upgrades from time to time. That unfortunately comes with its own problems.
    All of that said, I have to say we have been blown away with the response to V2 - around 3 times as many people have upgraded in the last week than we expected - and we really can't thank you enough for the support you have shown. More than anything the success of this upgrade puts us in a great place to continue investing heavily in development which is ultimately what it's all about, and we’re super excited to crack on with some great updates coming next year!
    All the best,
    Ash
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from DigitalTux in Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Galan in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Markio in In Windows Version, the Apps Dont Have Right Stroke and Shadows   
    Please don’t accuse people of lying, especially when you have zero evidence to back up your claim. 

    I’m the Windows Tech Lead, and we implemented a custom drawn window for the app, which means that the Windows OS does not automatically provide shadows for us. We could spend time implementing the missing shadows, or we could work on bug fixes and features instead. It all comes down to priorities - there is no conspiracy. 
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from MikeTO in In Windows Version, the Apps Dont Have Right Stroke and Shadows   
    Please don’t accuse people of lying, especially when you have zero evidence to back up your claim. 

    I’m the Windows Tech Lead, and we implemented a custom drawn window for the app, which means that the Windows OS does not automatically provide shadows for us. We could spend time implementing the missing shadows, or we could work on bug fixes and features instead. It all comes down to priorities - there is no conspiracy. 
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from hifred in No .exe, no interest   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers, to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from SVVector in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Doni in Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from AprilSpring in Why are we using MSIX for Windows installers?   
    Pros:
    MSI had an installation success rate of ~85% (and we have many requests to our tech support team for v1 install failures). MSIX promises a 99.9% success rate.  MSI requires admin privileges to install. MSIX installs per-user, but files are deduplicated so that disk space isn't wasted. MSI apps are not sandboxed from other applications, meaning other applications can break those apps (we have seen this with several third-party apps in the past). MSIX apps are sandboxed to prevent this. MSI updates require a manual download of the full ~550mb installer which must be manually installed. MSIX can perform in-app delta updates which are smaller and faster. MSI updates can only be performed one at a time. MSIX can update all three apps simultaneously. MSI cannot guarantee that an uninstall will leave your machine in the exact state prior to install. MSIX installs are segregated and don't rely on the registry or special filesystem locations meaning an uninstall always leaves you in a clean state. Installation and app data paths are cleaned on uninstall. MSI apps cannot integrate with Microsoft Photos app to provide "Edit In..." style features. MSIX can. MSI does not require a digital signature. MSIX does (this means any MSIX that appears to be from Serif, will be guaranteed to be from us and only us). Cons:
    MSI can allow the user to change the installation directory. MSIX can move installed apps to different drives, but it cannot choose a specific directory (due to the sandbox). See below: MSI can allow an option to install a desktop shortcut. MSIX doesn't provide this as an option, but you can pin the apps to either the Start Menu or the Taskbar. There is also the secret Shell:AppsFolder location in Explorer that allows you to right-click or drag the icon to your Desktop for a shortcut as a workaround if you need it.  MSI has easy discovery of undocumented app locations for launching from a third-party. MSIX hides the install location due to the sandbox, but we use App Execution Alias to enable this scenario. You can find the aliases in the following location: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\AffinityDesigner2.exe
    C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\AffinityPhoto2.exe
    C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\AffinityPublisher2.exe
    Remembering to replace username with your Windows username. Also, those paths are already in your %PATH% variable so you can often launch them without even specifying the full path, e.g. just AffinityPhoto2.exe. There are bugs in some third-party applications with the App Execution Alias , and the next post includes aflaunch.exe as a work around if you need that instead. 
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Fist of the mighty Bob in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from enzo in Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from charactersword in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from camelia in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Harry_ in MSI/EXE or refund?   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to, those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from mrqasq in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from BigOldFixer in MSI/EXE or refund?   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to, those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from digit42 in MSI/EXE or refund?   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to, those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from cajhin in Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Sorn in Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from thegary in V2 Installer NOT GOOD, Please go back to original, MY WORK IS CUTTING AFFINITY BECAUSE OF IT   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers, to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from thegary in V2 Installer NOT GOOD, Please go back to original, MY WORK IS CUTTING AFFINITY BECAUSE OF IT   
    Enterprises should contact our corporate team for further advice. Corporate environments have additional deployment options which we support that may be beneficial.  
     
    The Affinity Store only lets you purchase a single licence at a time, or up to 10 via the small teams micro-site. 
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Xzenor in Extremely disappointed that this installs as an "App" and not regular software program   
    Hi all. Thanks for your patience over the weekend when our offices were closed.
    We've had a meeting this morning and decided to ALSO offer MSI installers to those people who would like them. I can't tell you when this will happen, as there is engineering work that will be required to allow this to happen, but we hope it won't be long.
    Thanks for your feedback!
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from Display in Are legacy MSI v2 installers available?   
    Yes, we will be providing MSI installers to customers who require them. This FAQ will be updated with links to MSI downloads when they become available.
    Yes. These are now available
     
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    Mark Ingram got a reaction from cgidesign in Extending the V1 lifetime? Suggestion   
    We already have plans for v1 OS compatibility patches. I have no idea what time frames / duration are being considered, but we will try to ensure that v1 remains usable for some time. 
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