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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I am so sad that Canva bought affinity.

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 11 points 3 weeks ago

we're all gonna be in that soylent green scene with the steak, but it's software that is untainted by ai, is on our hard drive, and we don't have to pay monthly to use

[–] auroz@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I know, I really hope they don't screw it up and turn it into yet another subscription service. At least they can't take away the licenses we've already bought.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Adobe is trying to prevent people from using older versions instead of their subscription. I have a feeling it is only a matter of time…

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

As said elsewhere before. ‘If buying isn’t owning piracy isn’t stealing’.