Brazilian press photographers take pictures of police sharp-shooters as they secure a position atop a school building in front of the Rocinha shantytown, where Rio de Janeiro’s government started the instalation of the Pacifier Police Unit (UPP) project, on September 20, 2012. Brazilian authorities stepped up a pacification drive in Rio’s largest shantytown Thursday, nearly […]
As I’m sure you’ve heard, Google recently acquired Nik Software, the creators of the popular Snapseed app for iOS and Mac.
But Nik Software, which has been around for 17 years, offered a wide range of products for photographers aside from Snapseed, and Google never explicitly said they would be continue to be supported post-purchase.
Vic Gundotra, Google’s Senior Vice President of Engineering, must have gotten quite a few questions from Nik Software’s customers about that.
It also doesn’t help that Google doesn’t have a stellar track record in that regard.
Anyway, earlier today Gundotra took to Google+ to make it clear that the freshly acquired company’s products, which include high-end tools like Color Efex, HDR Efex and Viveza, will live on:
Earlier this week I proudly welcomed +Nik Software to Google. They’ve been making pictures more awesome for 17 years, and we’re excited to bring Nik’s expertise to the entire Google+ community!
I also want to make something clear: we’re going to continue offering and improving Nik’s high-end tools and plug-ins.
Professionals across the globe use Nik to create the perfect moment in their photographs (e.g., http://goo.gl/aDtkO), and we care deeply about their artistry.
Furthermore, Gundotra’s actually using the products, too.
So: rejoice, Nik Software clients!
And now it’s waiting time until Google employs the newly acquired talent and technology to beef up Google+.
Image Credit: Getty Images
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