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It's now part of Coreldraw.

Can't see who won.

Still 61%, fingers crossed.

Of course it will. It will not have all the bells and whistles of more mature software but it'll do for the most part. Designer is also getting updates and multiple pages is also on that list so you could do some things in Designer.

I really like the Affinity Spotlight web page. Interesting reading, especially about the developers. I hope this way a lot more people can understand that it is not a trivial thing to develop new software and why it takes a little longer sometimes then people want it to take. Lots of good reading stuff and inspiration! Keep it up. Thumbs up from me. @KateM sweet pussycat avatar...

If you have more then 1 Microsoft account, then yes, that is possible. But it's not something Serif want you to do...

Good, then I can vote again....

Yeah, neat trick from Microsoft. They are changing the rules again, lol.

If you want a really good video editor, grab this one: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nl/products/davinciresolve/

If you really had to add it, then Designer or Photo would be a better choice, certainly NOT Publisher.

That's because they bought some products and didn't develop them themselfs.

Some people...

I personally would like to have robust table support as it is used more and more for enhanced tab function. Also in Indesign a lot of people use tables instead of tabs for layout. To be able to move a cell up and down and left and right would also be welcome. For fonts I use Extensis Fusion 8. Easy font management and easy on and off for projects. For some programs also auto activation. Unfortunately not yet for Designer and Photo. Although I asked Extensis to support those applications. We'll see. But it's also very easy to activate manually. It has been revamped and it's really fast and stable now. "Round-trip editing (right-click graphic, go to app, edit, save come back, change is shown) PSD, TIFF, AI, native Photo files, native Designer files" I think this part is allready taken care of in a special way by Serif: Direct Designer and Photo integration?! Would be something rather special indeed.

Personally I would opt for a stable basic layout program. You can add bells and whistles later.

Precisely, couldn't find anything about voting.

You could always use "my" method... No, just kidding. This is all I could find about the votes: Leveraging the latest Windows 10 capabilities Exploring the latest Windows 10 features and capabilities, the winner of this award pushes the envelope and sets a new bar for what is possible for developing on the Windows 10 platform. This award recognizes an application creator that leverages the latest Windows 10 capabilities and APIs such as Fluent Design System, Ink, Hello, and Microsoft Graph. Has to be published in Microsoft Store Has to be leveraging SDK 15063 or later Has to creatively leverage Windows 10 capabilities like Ink, Dial, Microsoft Graph, MyPeople, Live Tiles/Notifications, etc.

1 vote per account, if Microsoft was really concerned they should have locked the ip-adres to 1 vote only. And I am quite sure "smart" people from the competition have done the same. Maybe also more Designer users you don't even know off. If you wanted to do really bad, you could create for every vote a new account. Every time you click on vote there is an option to create a new account. Don't blame me for finding the plotholes.LOL.

Not only that, you don't have to come up with passwords either, it is automatically generated with given specifications.

I have a little more miles under my belt, LOL

Wich one? If I may ask?

People are more likely to get a piece of free software then paid software and hence you can build quite quickly a 6 million userbase. It's a bit shady that one of the competitors is free now... You don't get it, do you. If there's an announcement on the Microsoft store website about serif's Affinity Designer then it will fetch far more recognition then other ways. This is free advertisement on a massive scale. "I share the considerations of Serif why they don't want to send out e-mails to Affinity Photo users that don't own Designer." I concur, it's about Designer but don't you think any of the contestants are trying to maximize voting? ( one of em is free now and has an automated voting system build in) Mac users are just 10 percent of all computer users and Windows based users is way larger! The more people read how good and innovative Designer is, the better. I've seen lots of programs like Todoist over the years and to be honest they are all quite the same. If Publisher is going to be as innovative as I think it will be, then they can use all the attention and possibly potential new clients. This will ensure income for the developers and the development of future products. Today's software market is a tough one considering the competition. It's not like when Adobe started, when there was nothing. I think Serif took a very brave step to take on the Gigant on it's own home turf and at least they give you a way of getting out of Adobe's grip on your wallet. I personally think my 2 votes are just a small token of appreciation of the hard work they have done and the hard work there is still to be done in the future. YMMV.

Luckely I compensated for your lost vote... I feel much better now.

LOL, is it fair to put Designer up to competiton wich exists way longer with a way larger userbase and potentially more voters? I spotted something else: TODOIT is FREE! So, these people are giving it away... Get a free copy of todoit and vote for us, yeah, that sounds ethical... Sorry, but I personally don't feel bad voting twice for Designer. It deserves some publicity.

I have some more accounts....No I won't. I hear you! But I am sure some other people from the competiton were "smart" enough to bring in multiple votes. It's the achilles' heel of the system.

Don't worry, I have paid versions of Designer, Photo and am eagerly awaiting Publisher.