tnargs Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Hi, my MacBook died and I bought a PC (tough times...) I can no longer use my Affinity Photo licence on a Mac. Quite happy if it gets cancelled TBH. So I need to transfer it to my PC. Been having no problems making the transfer from my purchased Mac OS licences to PC for numerous commercial products: FastRawViewer, RawDigger, VueScan, JRiver Media Center, for example. But how do I do it for AP? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 The Affinity licences are non-transferable between operating systems. You will need to buy a new licence for each Affinity application that you want to use on your PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnargs Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Why? All the other software providers I mentioned don't put up such unnecessary barriers. Surely they understand the issue, and the answer isn't 'gotcha'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 It’s just how things are. Not a particularly informative answer, but the only one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkfluffyunicorn Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 3 hours ago, tnargs said: Hi, my MacBook died and I bought a PC (tough times...) Hello, I have the same problem, but i have licenced for Win and i buy Mac for wife. But I have a Mac license, but I don't know if I can use both at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Basically, for individual users of Affinity software (for organisations, and the full set of rules, see the official licencing information)... If you have purchased a Mac licence then you can use that on as many Macs as you own/control. If you have purchased a Windows licence then you can use that on as many Windows machines as you own/control. If you have purchased an iPad licence then you can use that on as many iPads as you own/control. If you purchased a licence for the software on one operating system you cannot use that software on a different operating system unless you also purchase a licence for that other operating system. You cannot transfer a licence from one operating system to another. If you have more than one licence, each for a different operating system, then you can use the software on more than one operating system at a time as long as you have a licence to use the software on each operating system you are using. I hope this is reasonably clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnargs Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Yes, it’s clear alright. Clearly, even though I only ever use it on one machine, changing hardware is going to cost me 80 dollars unnecessarily. Got it. Move Along People 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Patrick Connor 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printsubs Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I think Serif Software are missing a trick here in NOT allowing users for whatever reason want to transfer their licence to another platform. Their decision for not allowing users to do this will have a negative affect on potential new affinity users who are considering the product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 6 hours ago, Printsubs said: Their decision for not allowing users to do this will have a negative affect on potential new affinity users who are considering the product Leaving aside purchases through the Mac and Windows Store, which are external sales services that Serif can't influence in any way, I don't think it's a large percentage of potential users. In my opinion, most users are stable on the OS. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnargs Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 In which case, no reason for the policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Serif’s licensing policy will be integral to their business model as a way of financing the development of three applications over three different operating systems. When someone purchases a license to use the software on a particular operating system they are helping to fund development of the software on that operating system. If people stopped purchasing licences to use the software on a particular operating system then Serif would probably stop development on that operating system, but the remaining operating systems could still have software developed for them. If Serif changed to a different licensing policy then they would probably need to either increase the price of the software quite a lot – to make sure that the three operating systems were sufficiently funded through one single ‘pot’ of cash – or introduce a subscription licensing model. I think the majority of Affinity users would not want either of those scenarios, so the licensing policy we have now is probably the best we can get for most people. jmwellborn and emmrecs01 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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