Canva purchases Affinity

[AlumaMac]

Canva has announced that they have purchased the Affinity Suite. Apparently they want to compete with the Adobe Suite. CEO of Affinity has stated that nothing will change within Affinity but unfortunately I’d expect big changes coming…most likely subscriptions. But hopefully I’m wrong.

 

[Ursadorable]

Hopefully they manage Affinity's data better than their own user's data.

“Marketing fluff”: What startups can learn from Canva’s data-breach response

Aussie unicorn Canva is facing criticism over its handling of a data breach that saw the theft of details of 139 million users.

www.smartcompany.com.au

Time will tell how this will affect Serif's customers, hopefully for the better and not for the worse.

 

[NoBoMac]

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Canva Acquires Serif's Affinity Apps

Canva has acquired Serif's Affinity suite of creative apps, marking a significant stride in its competition against Adobe with a deal valued at several hundred million dollars (via Bloomberg). Canva is an Australian online design company valued at $26 billion. Its platform offers...

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