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		hmottestad on June 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting canc... If it's Photoshop, Illustrator and/or InDesign that you want I would recommend Affinity instead: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/#universal You can actually buy the software, not just rent it.

lbotos on June 17, 2024 | [–]

Long time fan of Affinity, they were just acquired so I'm waiting with baited breath....

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JKCalhoun on June 17, 2024 | [–]

Been using Affinity since Adobe started requiring me to rent their software. Designer, Photo, even Publisher.

I use Affinity Photo the least though — for pixel-based drawing I prefer Pixelmator Pro.

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