[Affinity for Linux]

On 3/19/2021 at 11:32 PM, Bachu said:

Though stats say one thing, there are people such as me, than can't move from OS because we don't have the apps we need.

I've been using OSX for the last 12 years. First with a mac, and 6 years ago I added a hackintosh. Why? Price
Why do I keep using OSX > I'm used to it, it's shortcuts, functions, etc., but I dislike new versions and it has been a tendency through out the latest versions.

I would love to switch and start using Ubuntu as my daily OS, but I can't. Im a web developer and graphic designer. I use Adobe illustrator almost every day. 
Adobe isn't aiming to work for Linux, and I'm searching for options. If Affinity suite was available with Linux, I would have changed inmediately to it... 

During 18 years working in design, I never meet anyone using Affinity. Adobe or Corel are the common options. 

I think decisions are made according to the stats you see, but are not keeping in mind that they could become THE OPTION in linux.

 

Bachu raises a really valid point here.  Looking at current market share is only part of the picture.  If it weren't for Adobe only supporting OSX/Windows and Adobe being such an integral part of my workflow, I would have been on Linux a long time ago.

The balance is shifting though.  People are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with big tech and they're looking for alternatives.  It's precisely the reason people jump to Affinity.  It's not an easy thing to buck the trend in a market so completely dominated by Adobe, but users of Affinity products are doing just that.

My workstation is Linux (Arch/Endeavour OS).  I have been able to migrate my creative and development workflow to this system, through a process of gradually exchanging the Adobe products I require with alternatives under Windows, such as Davinci Resolve, then finally making the OS transition to Linux.

The only thing yet accounted for is Affinity Photo.  It's the only reason I have VirtualBox installed running Windows.  Performance is not ideal and it doesn't detect my video card so there's no GPU acceleration.  Affinity Photo is officially on my seeking a Linux capable alternative list.