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Thanks 

you linked to the scripting page, this one is the Linux page;
 

Please can linux discussions be kept to the thread on that topic
 

That's very limited and false pov.
E.g. majority of the large VFX business runs on Linux platforms. There is also VFX Platform initiative to unify that.

Hello Ash and Team,

thank you for keeping discussions open! that move sparks confidence. Massive kudos for that even if it gives v2 release flashbacks.
The multiple bought licenses where purchased only because of the perpetual licensing.

ps: It would be great if we could get offline activateable licenses for V2.

Hello Ash and Team,

thank you for keeping discussions open! that move sparks confidence. Massive kudos for that even if it gives v2 release flashbacks.
The multiple bought licenses where purchased only because of the perpetual licensing.

ps: It would be great if we could get offline activateable licenses for V2.

Ha I'll hold you to that!

For me, bug fixes are the most critical part of the apps that should get the highest priority, particularly those that adversely affect the stability of the apps that can result in lost work.

I will wait and see what happens  but I  won't  hold out much hope  they will add features and content that will be subscription only that is what a subscription is all about
Canva will make changes  its their company now and they  call the shots  
I  truly hope I am wrong but  I  saw as a member of the forum team at Xara  and had access to info that wasn't  public  that what went down with Xara and Magix  was not good   I  can easily  see the same thing happening  here 
So to Ash,  Patrick and the rest of the Affinity team  I  truly would love for Canva to prove me wrong   let's hope they do
 

Cash strapped with 45Million£ in Profits.
 

Except that it has not done so for a lot of folks posting to this discussion.

https://tracxn.com/d/companies/canva/__LHKOZhxQIkd1nKd00xe8ZiSIZ1WlxGLsiY4nuztOWOY/funding-and-investors
In 2022 May 30s, Bob Iger (Current Ceo of Disney) is listed as one of the "Angels" in the Investing rounds for Canva.

Affinity has a user base primarily because of perpetual licensing. Introduce subscription licensing and you lose much of that user base. Without a substantial user base the software becomes effectively worthless.

The beginning of the end.
Makes me think of...
So long, and thanks for all the fish.

If customers were valued remotely as much as Canva's offer, this acquisition likely would not be happening.

With this announcement, you have really hit many users over the head. For me, this is a marketing disaster.

If I say "please don't sell out", will you listen?

How could Serif Labs be in such a financial situation when the last three years have ended in 45 million pounds in real profit?
Todays bad new have a lot of information to reveal...
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02117968

!00% agree.  A credible professional alternative to Adobe in this space seems to have committed suicide by linking with an amateur focused company.

Inkscape (all platforms including Mac Intel and Apple Silicon)
Scribus (most platforms including newer Mac Intel and Apple Silicon)
GIMP (All platforms including Mac Intel and Apple Silicon)
Krita (All platforms including Mac Intel and Apple Silicon)
We all have choices. You can choose to spend your money in shareholder/VC driven company or you can invest your money in Open Source.
Sure the features may not match your current expectations but I doubt 90% of Affinity users ever used 60% of the features (that is if they worked as advertised)
Start migrating now. Pick a small project you've already completed and redo it with Open Source offerings. You may be surprised.
Best of luck to all!
My software journey: Ventura Publisher (Xerox GEM), Photo Publisher, Corel DRAW, Corel Ventura, Inkscape, Scribus, Adobe CS, Affinity Suite...

Why do you have to wait a few days?
If they are such wonderful plans for current Affinity users why not share them in the original announcement?
Please. We're adults and by the sounds of things most Affinity users are ready to move on.
Enjoy the money, cause you ain't getting any more of mine.

Serif won my support and loyalty because of their PagePlus software. In the early days, their customer support was outstanding and they truly cared what the customer had to say.  Recently the emails that went back and forth for support were practically useless.  
I still run a Windows 7 computer to use PagePlus and CS6.  I recently purchased all the Affinity products as we purchased new laptops with Windows 11...what a bummer to hear this news.
Like everyone else, if Affinity goes subscription we would rather pay Adobe unless some other new and upcoming program appears like the early Affinity Photo.  However as others have stated it is the principal and having another company hold our work hostage is not acceptable, so I guess we are now on the search for new software that doesn't require a subscription.
Doesn't matter what you say, going forward I will not be purchasing any other Affinity products...as it is we purchased the Universal license for all of the suite.  I also cannot in good conscience continue recommending Affinity as a one time purchase software.
Like everyone said, it is great for you guys and you can retire but you have done a huge disservice to all your users.

I bought these programs specifically because they are a one-time purchase and not subscription-based.  And saying "there are no changes to our current pricing model planned at this time" doesn't build any trust that you're not going to move it to a subscription-model in the future. If Affinity moves to a subscription model you'll be as dead to me as Adobe.

[source: https://twitter.com/affinitybyserif/status/1570728566350020608]