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		potta_coffee on March 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canva has acquired Affinity in an effort to compet... I love Affinity and I don't love Canva. I'm hopeful nothing much changes but I'm not holding my breath. I'll pay a subscription over my dead body.

gkoberger on March 26, 2024 [–]

Agreed, but Canva isn't really for us. Canva is for the types of people who "want a poster/t-shirt/etc that's pretty enough and have no skills with Photoshop." Canva is buying Affinity to expand their market into professionals, not to water it down.

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