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In a FREE Market, You Can Opt Out of Adobe Photoshop for Affinity Photo

Let's face it that the market will never be all yours. That's what Adobe needs to learn as it still continues, it's really bad business practices. It's a good thing that I asked around before getting Affinity Photo. Adobe Photoshop's usage is really plain bad. In economics, there's such a thing as the law of substitutes. If something is too expensive, get a more affordable substitute. It's like, don't get an iPhone if you can't afford to buy an iPhone. It's like why I would still prefer a Samsung or a Xiaomi over an iPhone. An iPhone is too expensive for my taste, even for a guy with somewhat expensive taste!

As I look into Adobe's subscription (which will cost me PHP 3,000+ per month) vs. a one-shot purchase for Affinity in my Windows account, we know which is better. Affinity Photo works in nearly the same way as Photoshop does. My only minor complaint is that I couldn't make animated GIFs with Affinity Photo alone. Hopefully, Canva's purchasing Affinity programs will allow an add on. If there's a price for it, I hope it will be a reasonable purchase. It's not easy to add the animation function. Instead, I'm forced to draw the frames little by little then look for another program. Still, it could be added to a future version, which is definitely not for free. Meanwhile, an additional PHP 1,000+ would be reasonable as an optional add on. Otherwise, it doesn't seem Affinity Photo was designed for that purpose! 

Using Affinity Photo, I'm able to do what I need to do with Photoshop. As I mentioned, it lacked the feature to created animated GIFs. However, there are other programs that I could either buy or use online services, to make them. 

With the free market, we've got a choice. People have the right to opt out of a costly subscription model. Adobe should've considered that they could've created two options--a one-time purchase for non-professionals and a costly subscription fee for professionals. Some people may need intensive features. Photoshop could've given alternative modes. Adobe became so arrogant after many years of success. It may soon cause more and more people to create better Photoshop alternatives for the free market. Let's see them still be arrogant as newer programs may spring online. Either Adobe straightens up their act or get crushed by more affordable alternatives. 

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