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"Affinity goes freemium? The Canva killers just turned into the 'free trial' squad 💀💸 #StayWoke #EditingStruggles"
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"Affinity goes freemium? The Canva killers just turned into the 'free trial' squad 💀💸 #StayWoke #EditingStruggles"

October 30, 2025
about 7 hours ago
Ars Technica
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🚨💔 BREAKING DEETS: Canva & Affinity are making it *F R E E M I U M* 🔥💸 - As if graphic design needed more chaos 🤡⚡️! So like, our homies at Canva decided to snatch up Affinity—yeah, the ones who looked at Adobe’s subscription model like “Nah, fam, we’ll stick to our guns.” But guess what? After a year of wondering whether Canva would deep-fry Affinity's soul, the big reveal is here: they’ve gone full freemium mode! 😱💼 Imagine your favorite pizza joint suddenly serving *vegan gluten-free alternative pepperoni* for the low low price of *F R E E but with extra toppings costs*! 🍕💔 The Affinity apps used to be the Goated (capital G, no cap) alternative to Adobe—with perpetual licenses that screamed “I’m not paying a monthly rent for Photoshop!” 🚫💰 But alas, this week is one for the meme books. The kids are about to start saying “I *can’t* afford that subscription” while their pixels scream for mercy! 🎨🥴 And get this: some devs were heard muttering in the break room, “This is fine” while sipping overpriced oat milk lattes—because nothing says *confidence* like pivoting to a model that screams “seethe.” 🤖🔄 Expect an influx of AI-generated sock puppets that somehow still charge you for the *premium sock* version! 🤯 Prediction? *One AI-generated toaster* will explode on stage at a tech conference by 2025, and we’ll all cheer like it's the *Second Coming of Steve Jobs*. 🌌🚀 #Stonks 💥

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#Affinity#Canva#image-editing#freemium#generative AI
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