Shorouk Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hello I just wanted to ask if the updates for Affinity products are forever for free or just for the main version I mean if I buy version 1.6 versions 1.7 , 1.8 .. etc will be free , but will also updating to version 2.0 for example be free and if not will it cost the whole program's price or a fraction of it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazie Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 “Forever” is a long time in business. And is even longer in the ephemeral, quixotic and transitory world of software development. But, there again, SERIF have been bold enough to shake up the arthritic lumbering and waddling juggernauts of the existing Editors which has forced hands to rethink subscription-based purchases and recognised a burgeoning need to provide a more “street” price. From my experience, any company of anything will charge what it wants, when it wants and how it wants. The only intelligent response to your questions will come from SERIF themselves. And as this information is so fundamentally crucial to their own business health, I wouldn’t wait for a reply from them. But they have blown apart the subscription model. And again, in my experience, the s/w houses I have done and do deal with try and determine that a new release if big enough of a leap forward to demand an increase in price will do. However, not all play by these “rules” . Oh yeah, keep asking your questions, as this genie ain’t going back in the bottle any time soon. Shorouk and Alfred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 2, 2018 Staff Share Posted January 2, 2018 Hi Shorouk, Welcome to Affinity Forums Minor point updates are free (1.7, 1.8 etc). Major upgrades are paid (2.0, 3.0 etc). The price/update for v2.0 was not defined yet. We are still far away from it. For referenceswe launched Affinity Designer in July 2014 and are currently in version 1.6. mrtymcln, Grazie and Shorouk 3 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazie Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Thanks MEB. Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikinger Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Bonjour. Il semblerait que beaucoup de concepteurs fonctionnent ainsi. Les mises à jour gratuites et les mises à jour majeures payantes, avec remise pour les clients ayant déjà une licence. La politique de Serif est très honnête. pour exemple, DxO propose sa version Lab à 129 € en version Essentiel, et 199 € en version Elte. (Je trouve que c'est cher). Cependant, les clients possèdent une licence, obtiennent la version Elite pour 69 € Shorouk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorouk Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 11:07 AM, Grazie said: “Forever” is a long time in business. And is even longer in the ephemeral, quixotic and transitory world of software development. But, there again, SERIF have been bold enough to shake up the arthritic lumbering and waddling juggernauts of the existing Editors which has forced hands to rethink subscription-based purchases and recognised a burgeoning need to provide a more “street” price. From my experience, any company of anything will charge what it wants, when it wants and how it wants. The only intelligent response to your questions will come from SERIF themselves. And as this information is so fundamentally crucial to their own business health, I wouldn’t wait for a reply from them. But they have blown apart the subscription model. And again, in my experience, the s/w houses I have done and do deal with try and determine that a new release if big enough of a leap forward to demand an increase in price will do. However, not all play by these “rules” . Oh yeah, keep asking your questions, as this genie ain’t going back in the bottle any time soon. Wow!! Thanks for responding so thoughtfully and sharing your experience in such a way !! I really appreciate it ☺☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorouk Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 11:12 AM, MEB said: Hi Shorouk, Welcome to Affinity Forums Minor point updates are free (1.7, 1.8 etc). Major upgrades are paid (2.0, 3.0 etc). The price/update for v2.0 was not defined yet. We are still far away from it. For references we launched Affinity Designer in July 2014 and are currently in version 1.6. Lots of thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 3, 2018 Staff Share Posted January 3, 2018 You're welcome Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorouk Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 11:53 AM, Wikinger said: Bonjour. Il semblerait que beaucoup de concepteurs fonctionnent ainsi. Les mises à jour gratuites et les mises à jour majeures payantes, avec remise pour les clients ayant déjà une licence. La politique de Serif est très honnête. pour exemple, DxO propose sa version Lab à 129 € en version Essentiel, et 199 € en version Elte. (Je trouve que c'est cher). Cependant, les clients possèdent une licence, obtiennent la version Elite pour 69 € Oui, tu as raison Merci beacoup pour ta réponse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikinger Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 02/01/2018 at 10:12 AM, MEB said: ............. nous avons lancé Affinity Designer en juillet 2014 et sommes actuellement en version 1.6. Donc, statistiquement (simple évaluatio) Prochaine version payante ........avril 2020 . OK je sors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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