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itContinues got a reaction from Equiste in Affinity for Android
LOL, if Piracy is an argument, no software company should be able to exist.
You can trivially pirate Affinity on MacOS, Windows, and iPadOS (admittedly, that last one is quite a bit harder). So, if I don't want to pay for Affinity, I won't do the same for anyone who knows how to pirate stuff.
Now, on to another secret. Do you know why Adobe Suite has become the most used creativity suite? Up until Adobe Photoshop CS6, Photoshop was trivial to pirate. It schooled millions of users on pirated software. Then, it was time to crack down, and Adobe did; pirated software users were locked into the workflow, and Adobe grew. Piracy isn't bad if you give people who know how to do it a good and affordable way to get out of it...
Back to the main topic... Most people don't know how to sideload cracked APKs on their Android phones. It's even a more minor problem than on MacOS because it is harder to do so. The user base, however, is unimaginably larger. These are old statistics, but the trend for Android market share is up globally.
December 2022
Global Android: 72.37%
Global iOS: 26.98%
US Android: 43.75%
US iOS: 55.85%
Android tablets might be different. But if you want to make creative software available in emerging markets, make sure people know you prefer your software. It needs to be open to them. And Adobe isn't lifting a finger for the Android crowd. Hopefully, Serif will, but that is up to them, honestly.
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itContinues got a reaction from pixelstuff in Affinity for Android
LOL, if Piracy is an argument, no software company should be able to exist.
You can trivially pirate Affinity on MacOS, Windows, and iPadOS (admittedly, that last one is quite a bit harder). So, if I don't want to pay for Affinity, I won't do the same for anyone who knows how to pirate stuff.
Now, on to another secret. Do you know why Adobe Suite has become the most used creativity suite? Up until Adobe Photoshop CS6, Photoshop was trivial to pirate. It schooled millions of users on pirated software. Then, it was time to crack down, and Adobe did; pirated software users were locked into the workflow, and Adobe grew. Piracy isn't bad if you give people who know how to do it a good and affordable way to get out of it...
Back to the main topic... Most people don't know how to sideload cracked APKs on their Android phones. It's even a more minor problem than on MacOS because it is harder to do so. The user base, however, is unimaginably larger. These are old statistics, but the trend for Android market share is up globally.
December 2022
Global Android: 72.37%
Global iOS: 26.98%
US Android: 43.75%
US iOS: 55.85%
Android tablets might be different. But if you want to make creative software available in emerging markets, make sure people know you prefer your software. It needs to be open to them. And Adobe isn't lifting a finger for the Android crowd. Hopefully, Serif will, but that is up to them, honestly.
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itContinues got a reaction from pixelstuff in Affinity for Android
Hopefully Affinity will make an android push in 2024. I want to be off of the Adobe Suite by the end of the year as it is not really getting better and what I am sering from Affinity they seem to be really improving leaps and bonds but as I just left most of the Apple ecosystem behind me I am not eager to return. Honestly Apple is way too pricey for what it is.
Affinity seems like the exact opposite of that. if fragmentation is an issue. Start with stylus-products like the Samsung (tab) S-series. That will make lofe quite a bit easier.