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Google rightly took the plaudits when it made its Nik Collection photo editing software available for free<\/a> last year \u2014 removing the product\u2019s $149 price tag, which was once as high as $500 \u2014 but unfortunately it looks like that move was a prelude to the end. That\u2019s because the internet giant has now ceased support for the popular desktop services from now on, according to a note on its website<\/a> that was first spotted by PetaPixel<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Nik Collection is free and compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 through 10.10; Windows Vista, 7, 8; and Adobe Photoshop through CC 2015.\u00a0We have no plans to update the Collection or add new features over time,\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unfortunate, but this is hardly the first time that a promising independent company has been bought by a larger one and eventually closed down.<\/p>\n Google acquired Nik Software way back in 2012<\/a>, so in that respect the software has had a better run than others \u2014 cough cough<\/em>\u00a0Sunrise<\/a> or Wunderlist<\/a>, to name two acquisitions from Microsoft as examples \u2014 although Snapseed, Nik\u2019s flagship mobile app, continues to live on and prosper<\/a> under Google\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n The rest of the Nik software, which is focused on desktop photo editing, will still be available but, with Google no longer deploying resources, future updates to the Windows, Photoshop or Mac platforms may break it in future. As\u00a0PetaPixel pointed out, Google may well move to open source the software to give loyalists some peace of mind. Those who are left, that is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/screenshot-2016-03-25-19-23-01.png?w=680\")
Google rightly took the plaudits when it made its Nik Collection photo editing software available for free last year — removing the product’s $149 price tag, which was once as high as $500 — but unfortunately it looks like that move was a prelude to the end. That’s because the internet giant has now ceased support for the popular desktop services from now on, according to… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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