Everyone Switched to Affinity. Then This Happened.

Affinity was supposed to be the end of Adobe's monopoly. One-time purchase. No subscriptions. No monthly fees. Millions of designers made the switch and never looked back. Then Canva paid $380 million for it. And everything changed. This is the story of how the most trusted alternative in design software copied the exact playbook it was built to destroy. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The Betrayal Nobody Saw Coming 01:45 - How Adobe Created Its Own Enemy 04:10 - Affinity's Rise to Power 06:30 - The $380 Million Deal 08:15 - What Canva Actually Did 10:00 - Where Designers Went Next 11:30 - The Pattern Never Changes #Affinity #Adobe #Canva #GraphicDesign #DesignSoftware #AdobeAlternative #CreativeCloud #CorporateGreed #DigitalDesign #SoftwareSubscription