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If this helps them innovate and roll out features faster, it is all good. Competition is catching up quickly.

I just hope they don’t go to mandatory annual fee model.

I wouldn’t mind an annual fee model if they continue to be well priced compared to people like Adobe + others.

I really dig how Balsamiq has the ability to share spaces and all of that, so if Sketch can build a platform to natively share designs back/forth + collaborate (Google Drive + Avocode esque) that’s a huge win.

But… they already did? In 2016 no less [1]. That $100 buys you exactly 1 year of updates. After that you have to renew at $69 per year.

[1]: https://blog.sketchapp.com/versioning-licensing-and-sketch-4...

Yep. But you don't have to pay to keep using Sketch, as long as you're ok with not upgrading. Unlike Adobe creative cloud that stops functioning the moment you don't pay.

That is true, although compatibility issues will quickly catch up with you (both with file format and plugins).

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