For the news the information is here : https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/mangoai-cavalry-acquisition/
It seems that Canvas is getting bigger with this … and it would be two another tools to be added to their “creativity suite”. I don’t know but as Adobe is losing customers and Canvas is getting apps (I have already used Affinity Designer, and it is not Adobe Tools, but it is an alternative). It is supposed to be “free” but you have to pay money if you want to use their AI tools.
Canva’s recent shopping spree snagging specialised tools like Cavalry, MangoAI, and the Affinity suite is a massive chess move. They’re no longer just a “template factory”; they’re democratising professional motion design and high-end publishing for people who don’t have years to spend mastering a timeline. It’s a direct shot at the “prosumer” market, lowering the floor in creative spaces where Adobe has traditionally held the keys.
The catch, of course, is that while Canva and Affinity are lowering the price of entry, AI is still very much a “pay-to-play” game. You can now use Affinity’s professional vector and photo tools for free, but the moment you want the “magic” the generative fills, the AI video ads from MangoAI, or the instant background removals you’re met with a paywall. For users hoping for a truly free “safe space” to experiment with AI, it’s not quite there yet. You’re still trading a monthly subscription for those capabilities, which means for the strictly budget-conscious, the AI revolution still feels like a luxury upgrade.
As for Adobe’s recent stock stumbles? That’s mostly Wall Street getting spooked by AI headlines, not a sign that pros are mass-deleting their Creative Cloud accounts. The reality is that if you’re working in a high-stakes agency, you aren’t switching your entire pipeline to Canva overnight. Adobe’s real “moat” isn’t just the software it’s the industrial-grade plumbing of the professional world native file handoffs, complex versioning, and deep team collaboration that Canva hasn’t fully replicated (yet).
In the short term, Canva is winning the “cool” factor and the casual crowd. But Adobe’s core users are in professional workflows, not just brand loyalty. The stock dip is more about investors overthinking the future than a reality check on the present.
at the end of the day its still not Photoshop 
Sure still not Photoshop, but it is an alternative as Photoshop subscription is making “expensive” and some other people cannot pay for something to only edit images with AI, some schools and universities are looking for alternatives.
A University of Paris changed to Krita as you can see here : 'Goodbye Photoshop’ and ‘Hello Krita’ at University Paris 8 | Krita
Even myself I don’t need To Photoshop as I use many alternatives or many programs and Affinity Designer is a good option.
Anyway yes Photoshop is the top program for Graphic Designers and some companies will require the knowledge to use the program but for my personal projects or editing images it is not necessary for me.
Yeh but when those people go to get real jobs they’ll be required to know Adobe, Photoshop and others. Students get a large discount. It may not be necessary for you - but it’s necessary for people who want to work professionally in the industry.
That’s a really true, something that I have never denied, anyway Photoshop it is a must for most of the companies which work with Graphic Design but for some people who is not a student a person who cannot pay for subscription then they will look for alternatives.
Yeh we know that. The problem isn’t alternatives, it’s selling courses that teach the software required to make it in the field they’re studying. Nobody forces anyone to use Adobe, but it is the industry standard.
I feel like I’m going around in circles with you.
Nothing to worry Smurf2, I am not going to be going over and over about the same subject. Maybe I did one time but nor any more. I need to be open mind that people have different ideas, likes and also different taste for anything. It is good to know when you can see by yourself that there is limit before to be over and make people tired.