> On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Matthew Hunt <m...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 4:48 PM Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 1. I have LR 6.14 installed on my computer. Why should it be updating >> anything from Google? > > You don't have maps and images of the whole world on your computer. > When you use the mapping module in Lightroom, it accesses Google's > servers for the maps and images.
I’ve never used the mapping module in LR. I =did= use my keywords, a lot! I really have no idea what to do here. > >> 2. I have two TimeMachine backups running. Why can’t one revert to a version >> of the Google API that doesn’t cripple Lightroom? > > The changes are in Google's servers. They are changing the API (the > way that software such as Lightroom needs to talk to their servers to > retrieve maps). The old way that your copy of Lightroom 6 uses is no > longer supported. > >> 3. Why are the people who run large tech companies such jerks? > > Maintaining and old API in addition to the new API would incur costs > to Google, which they do not wish to incur. Adobe incurs costs > updating Lightroom to the new API, and they recover these costs > through the subscription pricing model, which you have elected not to > pay. This is, to be frank, an example of why even "software that's > finished and works" requires maintenance, and why software companies > are moving to subscription models to the degree that the market allows > them to do so. Adobe’s terrible customer service has always indicated to me that they don’t give a damn about their users once they have their money. So I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when they disable a vital feature in order to maintain a couple of bells-and-whistles. Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
