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Google acquires Nik Software

cmasoncmason Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
edited October 2, 2012 in Digital Darkroom
Interesting that Google acquired Nik for their iPhone and Android app, not the rest of the portfolio. Hope this doesn't mean the rest of the company gets buried.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/17/3346182/google-acquires-snapseed-nik-software
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    Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2012
    cmason wrote: »
    Interesting that Google acquired Nik for their iPhone and Android app, not the rest of the portfolio. Hope this doesn't mean the rest of the company gets buried.

    http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/17/3346182/google-acquires-snapseed-nik-software

    I don't like the sound of this.

    After Adobe, Nik makes the most elegant useful photographic software on the planet, IMO.
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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited September 22, 2012
    This recently posted on the NIk FB page:

    In a post to the Google+ community earlier today, Google Senior Vice President, Engineering Vic Gundotra reaffirmed the company’s support for Nik Software’s professional product line. In the post, Gundotra said, “we’re going to continue offering and improving Nik’s high-end tools and plug-ins.” http://cot.ag/Scszqy
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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 1, 2012
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    I don't like the sound of this.

    After Adobe, Nik makes the most elegant useful photographic software on the planet, IMO.

    You might wanna try the best plugin nobody knows about deal.gif

    :D
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    MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2012
    I still have the Google Video player on my computer. Oh, and Google Browser Sync. And remember Picnic?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_products#Discontinued_products_and_services

    I'm sure our fears are unfounded. eek7.gif
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    MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2012
    Andy wrote: »
    You might wanna try the best plugin nobody knows about deal.gif

    :D

    With respect, Andy, as someone who used that product when it was integrated with Bibble, it is in no way, shape, or form a replacement for Nik's high end offerings. It's just a different product altogether.
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