Why Mac only?

[ApWizard]

The title explains itself, hope to hear a comprehensive answer regarding technology (diffult to mantain on more than one platform...), market (pirates scares you...), both...

[MEB]

Hi ApWizard,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

It's the platform we have chosen to develop the suite first. We are not excluding other platforms. See our FAQ for more info.

[Leigh]

... and Serif already has a range of applications for Windows :)

[MEB]

Serif PhotoPlus X8 has been launched just a couple days ago...

[ApWizard]

Hi ApWizard,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

It's the platform we have chosen to develop the suite first. We are not excluding other platforms. See our FAQ for more info.

 

That's ok, but I would like to know how and why this decision was made :); don't take it wrong but your reply isn't satisfactory. Why you choosed Mac over PC or Linux? Was that a fast path to monetize the effort? Is it simplier to program for Mac? MAc have some affinity with Linux systems, more than Windows for sure. Why not for bot Mac and Linux?.

[ApWizard]

... and Serif already has a range of applications for Windows :)

 

Are you referring to PhotoPlus?

 

Serif PhotoPlus X8 has been launched just a couple days ago...

 

I'm looking for something that can stand up against Photoshop, PhotoPlus doesn't seems so advanced to make it into this battle :).

[Leigh]

PagePlus, PhotoPlus, WebPlus. The list goes on :)

 

We developed the apps for OS X because it's a platform we've not targeted before and we felt the Affinity Apps would compliment OS X nicely, which they do  :). The code written by the developers is pretty much device agnostic, so it isn't tied to a particular platform. However, because we already have a range of apps on Windows, we have no immediate plans to bring Affinity to Windows. Regarding Linux, I'll leave this thread here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/626-affinity-for-linux/

[Leigh]

I will also add that the Mac App Store is major advantage on OS X. We don't have to worry about processing payments or distributing the app. This is all done for us, which is nice :)

[ApWizard]

Thank you for your reply :)

 

PagePlus, PhotoPlus, WebPlus. The list goes on :)

 

Affinity sparked my interest, I didn't know about your other (Windows) line of products but they don't seem "that" interesting.

Affinity really stand out, from usability to functions, from tools to even RAW development. Just looking at the interface of PhotoPlus make me "meh", I don't intended it like an offense but as a real compliment to the work done with Affinity.

The sad part is that I've no interest in Mac at all and I'll not presumabily buy one in this life. I'm much more ready to switch to Linux if there was one complete and really usable software for photo retouch but It is exceedingly true that I unfortunately don't have 500k for letting you go ahead with the project :D

 

Looking forward to see you soon on Windows platfrom too, you did a really nice work guys.

[Leigh]

No worries :)

 

When we have more information, i'm sure we'll announce it on here!

[peter]

Why mac only? Because there was no Serif (...Plus) on the mac, as it was only MS Windows only. :( Why Serif has stayed away from Mac OS for so long, I can not say.

 

So rather than make the Plus range mac compatible; why not make a better product range? This was to be called Affinity. Raison d'etre? Be better, faster, slicker than Serif's finest. Build it up from the ground; lo and behold Adobe now has a serious rival. :D  :ph34r:

[ApWizard]

lo and behold Adobe now has a serious rival. :D  :ph34r:

 

for Mac only, nowadays there is very little differences between Mac and Windows; hardware is stable and W7/8/10 are pretty good :D

[ApWizard]

On my way for the beta :) nice!

[R C-R]

for Mac only, nowadays there is very little differences between Mac and Windows; hardware is stable and W7/8/10 are pretty good :D

That isn't as true as many people think.

 

For one thing, Apple uses a number of hardware parts designed to their specifications (& sometimes with the direct involvement of their in-house hardware engineers) that are not available to PC makers. People sometimes forget that Apple was the "A" in the AIM Alliance, & still has considerable expertise in hardware design that PC assemblers generally do not. Apple was also a founding member of what is now ARM Holdings, the designers of the ARM system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture that among other things is used in Apple's "A" series processors that run iPhones, iPads, & such.

 

Also, the code base & API's for Windows & OS X are considerably different, meaning Serif will need to develop its own solutions for optimizing the code base of their apps to work equally well on both systems.

 

I am not claiming they are not doing that, or that Macs are better or worse than PC's, only that this new 'Affinity for all' endeavor is not as simple or as easy to pull off as many seem to believe it is.

[PixelPest]

Haha - the opening question is now obsolete since the announcement from Thursday!  :D

 

Cheers

P.

[ApWizard]

That isn't as true as many people think.

 

From user perspective it is, I was talking about System stability not which hardaware is where or produced by; neither I was talking about the challenge to compile for this or for that (isn't Apple on Intel by the way? :)).

Stability wise I'm very impressed by W10, Apple starts (from what I'm reading online) to have the same problems by releasing updates as Microsoft had in the past (not talking about the mobile headache).

 

Peter said: lo and behold Adobe now has a serious rival

My reply was: yes but only for Mac, nowadays there is very little differences between Mac and Windows: implying that freelancers and business are not 99% Mac only like years ago.

[ApWizard]

Haha - the opening question is now obsolete since the announcement from Thursday!  :D

 

Cheers

P.

 

 

Exactly! See this