Canva, the app everyone uses to create cool posters, business cards, and logos for that pop band they'd love to be in, recently acquired Affinity, a maker of an Adobe-like suite of creative apps.
Canva Acquires Affinity – What Happens Next?
The thing is, Canva is a subscription service, while one of the biggest draws of Affinity is that it’s available as a one-time purchase. This is why many people prefer Affinity apps over Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, and so on. Canva has committed to maintaining this aspect, but the whole deal shows how different the app world is today compared to just a few years ago.
"As an average user, it's nice to have a real competitor to Photoshop that doesn't require a subscription," said Affinity user TechZeke in a forum thread Lifewire participated in.
Back in the day, we bought software and used it forever, or at least until we had to update it to a new paid version. Before that, it came in boxes and we couldn't even get bug fixes for it.
