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Re:Affinity's Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for ... by ecjhdnc2025 on Monday July 08, 2024 @04:17PM (#40909201)
They have actually committed not to switch to a subscription model. Why do you think this is them doing that?

> Do we believe they'll build the infrastructure to support a SaaS, then turn it all off after this 6-month trial?

It's not a SaaS? It's a series of apps with trial keys that expire. Just like the normal 15 day trial or the pandemic-era three-month trial. Once the key expires, the trial expires.

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Re:Affinity's Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for ... by misnome on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @02:04PM (#40919072)
> They have actually committed not to switch to a subscription mode

So did Adobe, with Lightroom.

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Re:Affinity's Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for ... by ecjhdnc2025 on Thursday July 11, 2024 @09:17AM (#40936435)
Only after the fact though.

Affinity are saying they won't switch everyone to subscriptions, that perpetual licensing will always be an option, and they don't yet have a subscription model.

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