NIK software - end of the line!

[arthurking83]

DxO have Have purchased the Nik Collection and it's no longer free.
https://petapixel.com/2017/10/25/dxo...e-development/

Just to be clear about that comment.
If you downloaded the freebie version .. it's still free!
That is, that version you downloaded and installed isn't suddenly going to cost you money to use.

And as you'd expect of a company ... any new versions that DxO develop and bring to market .. obviously won't be free to use.


So, if you're 'appy with what you currently have, it's still free.
If you want better quality and more and look to upgrading software as a 'no brainer' then it's going to cost something.

[antongorlin]

but the existing version will eventually stop working anyway

[arthurking83]

but the existing version will eventually stop working anyway

Existing version won't stop working.
It may stop working as a plugin for some other software, but in itself it won't stop.
It just won't be updated any longer with new 'must have' features.

[tandeejay]

I think by “eventually stop working” ColdBlood is referring to the usual progression of OS updates that potentially/eventually change a component of the OS that the Application relies on to work. A maintained application will get an update to allow it to keep working... of course how long the old application works will depend on if they rely on OS features / interfaces that are liable to get changed, so that drop dead date might not eventuate. Eg, we have some old PC games that just keep working, and have been working since before windows was a thing. But there are others that just fail to run on windows 10 no matter what compatibility settings you use.


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