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submitted 6 months ago by thehatfox@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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An update from Affinity and Canva on the acquisition of Affinity/Serif by Canva. They have made 4 pledges, including to maintain perpetual licenses.

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[–] ArkyonVeil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

Long story short:

They pledge to keep the status quo. (IE perpetual licenses in new versions)
Development is going to speed up.
Subscriptions are 99% coming. (Albeit optional at least at the start)
Free in schools. (IE training new artists in the Canva ecosystem. So they can be milked later. Here's a personal anecdote: Maya, the paid 3D alternative to Blender is free in schools. Come out of school and it's 235$ a month)

Now throw all those pledges out because words mean nothing. This is not a partnership, this is an acquisition, and unless the contract is provided for us, in writing of the agreed upon terms. Nothing else matters but the actions that we'll see in the near future.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (6 children)

But Blender is also free in schools, so why not use that?

[–] ArkyonVeil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

If the assignments are in Maya, you'll have a hard time passing the class in Blender.

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