I really honestly want to believe, but pledges hold no legal weight.
I guess this means we’re probably OK for v3 when it comes out, but by the time we’re in v4 land it’ll be (guessing) 4-5 years later, at which point the pledge can be forgotten and swept under the rug.
I really hope I’m wrong, but the reality of an unknown financial future tells me otherwise.
There's a long, long, long, long history of bought companies making all kinds of promises and pledges, often sincerely and with the best intentions, only to go back on them when the acquirer's VCs--the real people in control--come knocking.
If nothing else, it’s clear communication and shows they have seen the online discourse. We’ll see if they follow through.
There’s a certain logic to it too: they’ll be far more interested in upselling to existing Canva subscribers than selling Canva to the far smaller Affinity userbase.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 15.2 ms ] threadI guess this means we’re probably OK for v3 when it comes out, but by the time we’re in v4 land it’ll be (guessing) 4-5 years later, at which point the pledge can be forgotten and swept under the rug.
I really hope I’m wrong, but the reality of an unknown financial future tells me otherwise.
I will remain skeptical.
There’s a certain logic to it too: they’ll be far more interested in upselling to existing Canva subscribers than selling Canva to the far smaller Affinity userbase.
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/201412-aff...
Cautiously optimistic.