Part 2
2. Immediate Future (What will happen after October 30th?)
This section addresses the core of Canva's promises to alleviate these fears.

    Affinity is NOT being discontinued; it will remain the PRO suite.
        "Affinity will continue to be the PRO part."
        Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher will continue to be the tools for serious work: true vector illustration, advanced photo retouching, and print-ready layouts (CMYK, PDF/X, etc.). They will not become a simpler version of Canva.
    Canva COMPLEMENTS Affinity; it does not replace it.
        "Canva will come in as the scaling and collaboration layer."
        The workflow will be: you create the master file in Affinity, then export it to Canva so that marketing or non-design teams can adapt it (for social media, ads, presentations) without damaging the original and without constantly interrupting the lead designer.
    The One-Time Purchase Model (The KEY and most anticipated point).
        "That's not the idea... on 10/30 people will be reassured/'pleased'."
        Fisher strongly hints that they will not eliminate the one-time purchase model. The October 30th date is crucial because, presumably with the launch of the new version (Affinity 2.2 or 3.0), they will definitively clarify the business model and promise that the community will be pleased. This is the most important promise for the majority of users.

In Summary: What You Need to Remember

    Affinity will live on as the professional, standalone tool.
    The one-time purchase model is likely here to stay. Major news is expected on October 30th.
    Canva is the partner for collaboration and scaling, not a replacement for Affinity.
    The ultimate goal is to provide freedom and options, not to lock you into an ecosystem.

Canva's strategy is highly intelligent: positioning Affinity as the professional stronghold and Canva as the collaboration tool that, unlike Adobe's competition, does not force you to use their entire suite for teams to work together.

Source: https://www.marketingdirecto.com/market … egia-retos

That's good. People who have been close to Affinity do tend to agree.  Though I am not sure how many are still close to Affinity post the Canva takeover.   

The thing is I have seen these sorts of take-overs before, and 12/24 months on the new owner does a clean sweep and the old ways and ethos are gone.

I do know one company owner who dropped over  €1Million on the sale price for guarantees for the 15 staff, but that was only for a certain period of years. He was an unusual person anyway. A decade on and all bets are off and so is the company.  The name has all but gone, let alone the ethos.

However, as the answer is only 24(?) hours away, let's wait and see.  I hope to be pleasantly surprised or just about contented, whilst fearing the worst.

Let's discuss tomorrow :-)

No idea about that I haven't seen anything from Affinity-Canva as, I don't normally do insta FB or TikTok.

Will it be on YouTube or Linked in?

Thanks, but not on the Affinity YouTube channel, which now has no visible videos.
It seems it is Canva now and if you are not already part of the Canva family then you are left behind.

I am thankful that Alfred is running this forum for the pro's adults and me. :-)

Ouch – I'll be out at the time of the presentation. Will everyone that doesn't attend be excluded forever?

Just imagine this guy trying to find a good spot to get the signal on the smartphone…

You can simply watch it later, on the Canva YouTube channel, or at canva.com/canva-world-tour

Hi Walter, good to see another "name" from the Affinity Forum!
This could develop in to a good place for serious affinity users. 

Chris