Seems like a pretty solid deal, if you need everything. I don't know who that pe...

542458 · 2026-01-13T15:16:08 1768317368

TBF, you can say the same thing for adobe creative cloud - the intersection between After Effects and Indesign users is also effectively nil!

But having one simple opex line item for "software I buy for the creative types" is appealing for a lot of orgs.

pier25 · 2026-01-13T15:22:34 1768317754

But the CC subscriptions offers a lot more.

Photohsop, Illustrator and After Effects are pretty much industry standards.

srik · 2026-01-13T16:18:20 1768321100

Apple really should’ve grabbed Affinity before canva. Would’ve rounded out this suite much better.

pier25 · 2026-01-13T16:39:54 1768322394

Yeah. The Affinity team with Apple's resources could have made an amazing Adobe CC alternative for Mac users.

doctorpangloss · 2026-01-13T15:56:56 1768319816

Yes, re: opex. The product is “renewals,” not software really.

pier25 · 2026-01-13T15:15:23 1768317323

I'm that kind of user but I would rather not use Logic, Final Cut, or PixelMator unless Apple really improves those. On top of that there's also the platform lock-in concern.

dagmx · 2026-01-13T19:02:42 1768330962

There’s quite a few creative hobbyists and freelancers.

In a past life, I’d have fallen quite squarely in the latter and I still fall in the former.

Given this also extends to my family, it feels like a no-brainer replacement for creative cloud.

cush · 2026-01-13T15:40:26 1768318826

Subs like this are great for people who can’t afford the full versions yet