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Google acquires company behind top iOS photo app Snapseed

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,699   +24

    Google today revealed it has agreed to buy Nik Software, a German company that makes photo editing applications for amateur and professional photographers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to The Verge, the acquisition was centered...

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    Jos, Sep 17, 2012
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  2. Alvaro Newcomer, in training Posts: 41   +8

    Hopefully Silver Efex keeps going strong, but I'm afraid Google is not interested in pro software.
    Alvaro, Sep 17, 2012
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  3. Guest

    They are also behind Nikon's Capture NX software, and Nikon have made capital investment in them in the past too, so I wonder if Nikon and Google will start a co-operation too ?
    Guest, Sep 17, 2012
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  4. Alvaro Newcomer, in training Posts: 41   +8

    Err, I'd rather Adroid stayed away from my DSLR; good thing Apple didn't get to them sooner, I guess.
    Alvaro, Sep 17, 2012
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  5. wcbert Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    I was not happy to read about this. I have many of Nik Software's products to "enhance" my photographs in Lightroom/Photoshop. I really do not believe Google has any interest in Lightroom/Photoshop as this software is not for the masses, but for photographers.

    If you have ever dealt with Nik Software as a company you will know how friendly their customer support is and how they go out of the way to help the "photographer" community.

    I have a google phone and Snapseed on my IPad. But still I do not want to edit my raw files on IPad.
    wcbert, Sep 18, 2012
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