After all, we are suffering inflation and it is nearing Christmas time, Thanksgiving in the US. Hopefully in the future they offer an easier upgrade scheme so that we can all be investors and not be so worried about having to catch discounts at "the right time". hopefully not $1000-1200, but I would pay far more for a professional suite that offers perpetual license and fits in with my workflow. With all the asking for Adobe-like features, it only makes sense the price will have to go up to compete with a flagship professional product. Know more creatives than not rocking Windows & Mac machines, though this is anecdotal. Though the multi-platform doesn't impact me, but I know a few people I referred product to who weren't sure if they were going to pick up Windows or Mac. They want me to use the program as much as possible and this is great for my workflow. Affinity does not care how many times I install. Since the deactivation limit is hidden, I don't risk installing on my other machines where it could be useful. I have several machines as I am a system builder, but I can only use on two machines in some cases. With other programs I have such as CSP, I have to worry about deactivation limits, etc. They offered more programs btw per license, that some are conveniently overlooking. V1 was an investment product in many ways. Unfortunately the rest of my likes are being held up on credit. Sorry but this section of the forum has become a spoiled brats playground. This is sad, since I really wanted to stay with Affinity.Īs a graphic designer how would you react if a client would ask you to work for free on their 2023 commercial brochure because they already paid for their 2022 brochure you did last year? But I will not pay more for a probably inferior product. I could live with the strange license model. And of course I prefer to have control over the installation path. I don't want anything that even reminds of an app or tablet design. What? It took me hours to make Windows 10 look like Windows 7. Now, I've just learned that V2 does not offer an EXE. However, you usually get a DISCOUNT for upgrading an existing license. 119 EUR is still a great price for the value. Do I miss anything here? Don't get me wrong. Why don't you offer a simple uprade for those customers who already bought a license? In more than 30 years I have NEVER EVER paid more for an upgrade than for the original license. Now, I would have to pay 119 EUR for the upgrade to V2? Seriously? I don't need the iPad or macOS versions. First bummer was the license model. I bought licenses for Photo, Designer and Publisher almost exactly one year ago for a special offer (around 75 EUR or so for the pack). I was really looking forward Affinity V2.