Just in time, I will be a lot more cross platform now and I was sad I wouldn't be able to use Affinity while in Windows. This fixes that issue.

Shame on you! Why windows?

Great news! This will hopefully let another huge set of people kick the adobe apps for good! @Eric: Wow, sorry to burst your closed minded bubble but those of us in the real world actually like to use other operating systems. Shame on YOU.

Sounds like a poor investment. Interested to read more on how the sales will be going on Windows. Wish the focus would be on an OS X and iOS version instead.

Due to the fact that I use both Mac and Windows this is great news - For me and for everyone! :-)

Awesome to have it on both Mac and Windows. Any plans for Affinity Photo to have a catalogue to hold your photos, like Lightroom. I noticed Affinity on the Microsoft surface, will it be coming to the iPad pro to.

I am and always have been widely known as an all-around machead ever since I switched to the Mac in 2003 and, though I tried to evangelize all colleagues who used PCs, I always stood by them (teachers sometimes were jerks about their choice of platform, even when Macs were way more expensive than they are now) and will keep doing so. Also, as a very disgruntled a disillusioned soon-to-be former Adobe user, I must applaud this move, since it will hasten the adoption of Affinity. I foresee a “Quark vs. InDesign” moment, except for a sizeable subset of CC… Adobe can tack whatever components they want (they have this new Xd thing going on now, sure), but that doesn't change the fact that their core software packages sit atop old and inefficient codebases. And that's where Serif can really make a difference. I, for one, welcome our new british software overlords. ;) P.S.: From your assurances that this port is being done, as I suspected, by a separate team, I take it that it shouldn't interfere with the Publisher roadmap, am I right?

Hi JGD - we sit near the Windows team, but all the Mac/iOS team are still working on our own stuff so the Windows version doesn't interfere at all :)

I'm not a Windows user and not a fan of the platform, but getting the Affinity Designer in the hands of more people seems like a great idea!

This is great news, seeing comments like "shame" or it won't sale on windows its plain stupid. Lots of designer, photographers or digital art enthusiasts use windows, not everybody have so much money to use mac os, most of the design companies and creative ones use Windows because it far more accessible and also the workforce its used to windows, not everybody lives in US or some rich countries were mac os is a standard. Also adding Affinity on windows gives a really affordable option to any aspiring designer, photographer, illustrator etc. So, really great job Serif! I'm sure if will help you expand and deliver great software.

Oh no ! My dream was to find your softwares on Linux Ubuntu... even if the price is more expensive. As André says, my second dream was to find a "Lightroom like" software made by affinity (and also on Linux Ubuntu). Why making develloppement on windows where mostly peoples uses hacking versions of softwares. On Linux ubuntu you can target all the boring peoples about apple new massmarket philosophy (like me) and ready to work with your great sofware on a power computer with a perfect OS. Please make my dream true ! Best regards, -- Mathieu, IDECLIK Webagency

I don't use Windows at all, nut it's the right decision, more people will have the opportunities to use these great apps. A big welcome to Windows users, have fun and I am sure you'll enjoy Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo. One day we all (Mac and Windows) can leave Adobe for good. PS: affinity don't forget Publisher.

Fantastic news! Will it be released to the Windows Store? While on the photo it doesn't look to be UWP app, I hope you will make use of some useful Windows 10 features (stylus, touch). I look forward to start testing the beta.

Having software on Windows i.e. major operating system means it will help establish the software as major competitor to Adobe, meaning more users, more revenue, and ultimately better software for everyone, including some selfish Mac users ;) Go Affinity! —Mac users.

Great news! I was waiting for this moment. Now I can say "bye bye (and thank you)" to Adobe. Ciao

Having used Apple products, professionaly (Publishing/Video), since '93 - I have switched, as of this year, exclusively to Windows 10 - therefore am more than happy for this news. As for why the switch - game development... and the fact Apple left the pro community behind, ages ago, when they bought numerous companies to later kill off the product leaving no support. (i.e., Shake.) Sure there is money to be made on their consumer hardware... just saying for those wondering the switch, as I was a 20+ year Apple 'fan boy' - this move, by Affinity, is most definitely welcome... unless they go Autodesk/Adobes route of monthly. (At least Nuke gives an option) ;)

André - yes the team will be making a Digital Asset Manager as part of a growing Affinity suite in future, and yes they're also working on fully-featured iOS apps for iPad. But the core Mac team is unswerving, still focussed on the same new features and apps as before. Publisher for Mac is still hopefully due in beta around the end of 2016 too. Thanks for all the comments so far everyone, it's a big year for Affinity!