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PaulEC

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    PaulEC reacted to R C-R in Canva   
    On the subject of trust, one thing I trust implicitly is that nobody can predict the future with any certainty. Consequently, all these comments about what Canva and the Affinity staff will or won't do in the future is nothing more than speculation & should be treated as such.
    Personally, I think the sanest course is to wait & see how this plays out over the next several months, particularly if they deliver on the promise of the accelerated update schedule with more critically needed bug fixes so many of us are aware of & hopefully some new often requested features, but if you think otherwise, so be it.
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    PaulEC got a reaction from RD1976 in Canva   
    Yes, I agree. I've not only invested in both versions of the Affinity suite, but I've also purchased a fair amount of Affinity specific brushes and other content. I'm not happy about spending any more without cast iron guarantees about the future of Affinity. (Something that Serif, and Ash, can't give, now that Serif is owned by another company!)
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    PaulEC reacted to Alfred in Canva   
    Registration was essentially a means of harvesting contact details so that they could put you on their mailing list and their sales staff could call you for ‘upselling’ purposes.
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    PaulEC reacted to Archangel in Canva   
    True but registration is not the same as activation in the Plus software. You have to have an activation key to use the software. The registration was something else and could be ignored, although the software kept nagging you to register it.
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    PaulEC got a reaction from SallijaneG in Variable fonts support   
    There are plenty of free fonts (not variable) from Google Fonts, and elsewhere, you don’t need to spend lots of money!
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    PaulEC reacted to mogsie in Canva   
    People are suffering from shock. After moving to Affinity in good faith, there seems to be a possiblity that the software could suddenly become unusable if activation is cancelled. That makes us hostages. I don't like it. Bit Disappointed has pointed out that this happened with Capture One Express.
    If Affinity is genuine about at least continuing to honour existing perpetual licences, they should make it so the activation code is enough to activate the software without needing online activation. People would at least be sure then that Affinity 2.4 would continue to work for them.
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    PaulEC reacted to Ash in Canva   
    To followup on some of my comments yesterday, we are today enshrining our commitment to the Affinity community in 4 pledges made by the Affinity and Canva teams.
    You can read about them here.

    We do truly believe the coming together of Affinity and Canva is only going to be a good thing for our customers, staff and the development of our apps. We very much hope you will all continue to be with us on this journey.
    All the best,
    Ash


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    PaulEC got a reaction from NewInBoston in Canva   
    I think that, for me, the big problem with this take over is not so much the possibility of Affinity moving towards being a subscription service (although, on principle I object to that,) my main concern is regarding continuation of service. I've seen it happen before, when a smaller company is bought up by a larger one. At first, everything is fine, everyone is happy. The old managers retain their positions, and have a nice pay out, there are promises of further investment and new, superior products. Then the bubble bursts. The parent company decides that profits are not good enough to justify their investment. They want them to start cutting corners, use cheaper materials, move to cheaper premises and lay off staff. The product is not as good as it was, there is little new development and innovation, inevitably sales drop and customers go elsewhere. The end result is that the smaller company effectively disappears. I'm not saying that this always happens, but it is a genuine concern!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Greengestalt in Canva   
    Serif is the company, Affinity is the range of software that it produces. Previously Serif had another range of similar software (the "Plus" range: PagePlus, DrawPlus, PhotoPlus etc) And yes, there are quite a lot of people who used that and now use Affinity.
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    PaulEC reacted to BofG in Canva   
    I wonder what will become of this forum, if Affinity does carry on in it's current manner.
    Will people still be happy to give their time away for free with the knowledge that it's saving a few quid on support staff for the incredibly wealthy owners?
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    PaulEC reacted to nezumi in Canva   
    That is officially the most absurd post I have read this week. And its barely Wednesday. But no way I will read something more ludicrous this week or month even
    Wait. I know! Lets buy a small island and we make our own country with "kooky mass Democracy" while we are at it. 
    How?
    India of course.
    Considering your own ideas... yeah that seems to be safer choice. Even with hallucinations.
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    PaulEC got a reaction from loukash in Canva   
    I doubt if they lose me, (or a few of "us") as customers it will make any difference whatsoever! However, it's a marketing truism that it's easier and cheaper to retain old customers than to find new ones! We'll have to wait and see how Affinity develops over the next few months. Only time will tell how many customers stick with them!
    FWIW: I have no intention of moving away from Affinity at the moment, I still really like the software, but I have no intention of spending any more on it in the future, until we see how things develop. Will we actually get any worthwhile improvements to v2 before v3 comes along, and, when it does, will there be a perpetual licence option, with a guarantee that there will be no future problems with activation?
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Skeletor in Canva   
    Yes, I agree. I've not only invested in both versions of the Affinity suite, but I've also purchased a fair amount of Affinity specific brushes and other content. I'm not happy about spending any more without cast iron guarantees about the future of Affinity. (Something that Serif, and Ash, can't give, now that Serif is owned by another company!)
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    PaulEC reacted to Skeletor in Canva   
    It is very difficult to remain positive here when you look at the history of small companies being taken over by large companies.
    Ash can talk all he wants, but Serif has been taken over, so in the end it's what the Canva boss says and does that counts.
    It's possible that nothing will change in the near future, but what about in six months or a year? So, I probably won't be spending any more money on plugins and the like in the near future. My hopes are not too high.
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    PaulEC got a reaction from GRAFKOM in Canva   
    I think that, for me, the big problem with this take over is not so much the possibility of Affinity moving towards being a subscription service (although, on principle I object to that,) my main concern is regarding continuation of service. I've seen it happen before, when a smaller company is bought up by a larger one. At first, everything is fine, everyone is happy. The old managers retain their positions, and have a nice pay out, there are promises of further investment and new, superior products. Then the bubble bursts. The parent company decides that profits are not good enough to justify their investment. They want them to start cutting corners, use cheaper materials, move to cheaper premises and lay off staff. The product is not as good as it was, there is little new development and innovation, inevitably sales drop and customers go elsewhere. The end result is that the smaller company effectively disappears. I'm not saying that this always happens, but it is a genuine concern!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Intuos5 in Canva   
    I think that, for me, the big problem with this take over is not so much the possibility of Affinity moving towards being a subscription service (although, on principle I object to that,) my main concern is regarding continuation of service. I've seen it happen before, when a smaller company is bought up by a larger one. At first, everything is fine, everyone is happy. The old managers retain their positions, and have a nice pay out, there are promises of further investment and new, superior products. Then the bubble bursts. The parent company decides that profits are not good enough to justify their investment. They want them to start cutting corners, use cheaper materials, move to cheaper premises and lay off staff. The product is not as good as it was, there is little new development and innovation, inevitably sales drop and customers go elsewhere. The end result is that the smaller company effectively disappears. I'm not saying that this always happens, but it is a genuine concern!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Return in Canva   
    I think that, for me, the big problem with this take over is not so much the possibility of Affinity moving towards being a subscription service (although, on principle I object to that,) my main concern is regarding continuation of service. I've seen it happen before, when a smaller company is bought up by a larger one. At first, everything is fine, everyone is happy. The old managers retain their positions, and have a nice pay out, there are promises of further investment and new, superior products. Then the bubble bursts. The parent company decides that profits are not good enough to justify their investment. They want them to start cutting corners, use cheaper materials, move to cheaper premises and lay off staff. The product is not as good as it was, there is little new development and innovation, inevitably sales drop and customers go elsewhere. The end result is that the smaller company effectively disappears. I'm not saying that this always happens, but it is a genuine concern!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from RD1976 in Canva   
    My wife (who is a professional illustrator and surface pattern designer) is in the same position. She moved to Affinity from Adobe a few months ago, partly to avoid the subscription, but mainly because she actually prefers using Affinity. When she found out about this take over, she was really depressed that, having spent time learning the new software, she may soon either have to go back to Adobe, or try to find another alternative.
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    PaulEC got a reaction from mjh in Canva   
    Not if it doesn't have shareholders! Serif and (AFAIK) Canva, are private, rather than a public companies, so the directors and board have no one to answer to but themselves!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Alfred in Canva   
    Not if it doesn't have shareholders! Serif and (AFAIK) Canva, are private, rather than a public companies, so the directors and board have no one to answer to but themselves!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Alfred in Canva   
    My wife (who is a professional illustrator and surface pattern designer) is in the same position. She moved to Affinity from Adobe a few months ago, partly to avoid the subscription, but mainly because she actually prefers using Affinity. When she found out about this take over, she was really depressed that, having spent time learning the new software, she may soon either have to go back to Adobe, or try to find another alternative.
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    PaulEC reacted to Polygonius in I dont know - NO wish for updates/feature... site is avaiable... MUY wish as OWNER of AFF-SUITE ist just simple.....   
    I own AFFINITY SUITE - so iwant create/edit/save.... with all the possibilitys of 3-apps together in ONE APP (one file/one folder/one doc-change....) I dont want this AD/AP/APUb...finder(explorere. tohuwabohu... I WANT AFFINITY SUITE (maybe Real NAME*. ass as compi-suffix...)
    SUCH FILES are just for SUITE-OWNER openabele in SUITE (Each SUITE has has its "Personas" wich will intern direct link to FULL-AP/AD/Apub... 
    THERFORE i have BOUGHT the SUITE...  I dont like different AD; AP; APUUB files in my finder/explorer... i want just ONE file and all the TOOLS from the 3 apps in one HOST_app... the AFF-SUITE...  with personas... it would be so easy... FULL AP/ APUB from inside AD or viceversa... FULL AD from inside AP/ and full of booth from APub... 
    THEREFORE i bought the SUITE, not for  ... extra-orgenize all brothers (in seperate folders... or the same... but this TWIN/GEMINI... is without elders...  and horted in another folder..
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Patrick B in Affinity is joining the Canva family. RIP ?   
    Although I purchased both v1 and v2 I would not be happy if I was forced to go back to using v1, because I could no longer reinstall and activate v2. I really think that, rather than promises, Serif should give us a way now to activate v2 without the need to go online!
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    PaulEC got a reaction from SrPx in Canva   
    My wife (who is a professional illustrator and surface pattern designer) is in the same position. She moved to Affinity from Adobe a few months ago, partly to avoid the subscription, but mainly because she actually prefers using Affinity. When she found out about this take over, she was really depressed that, having spent time learning the new software, she may soon either have to go back to Adobe, or try to find another alternative.
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    PaulEC got a reaction from Aging Violinist in Affinity is joining the Canva family. RIP ?   
    Although I purchased both v1 and v2 I would not be happy if I was forced to go back to using v1, because I could no longer reinstall and activate v2. I really think that, rather than promises, Serif should give us a way now to activate v2 without the need to go online!
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