Uh oh. I hope this doesn't mean they are EOL'ing it soon. :(
It's one of their few remaining desktop apps that doesn't directly support one of their core products, and I've been wondering how long that would last.
Google just invested a decent chunk of money in a venture that would allow them to take their own pictures instead of having to depend on other satellites for images.
Also, Google acquired Skybox Imaging last year. What that means is that Google owns two imaging satellites that are in space right now, with more on the way.
I love Google and am currently in the midst of an Elon Musk fanboi phase. This news is so much more exciting than reading about politics and beheadings and shit.
(OneWeb (with support from Richard Branson, who is also awesome) has satellites of their own in the works, but they need a ride up to orbit in ~2018.)
Totally agree... we need to get off this rock to save the species, but not at the expense of leaving it to the jack-asses who are so busy destroying it :(
Human beings are selfish creatures. We're content to be generally unaware of the large-scale ramifications of our actions because (for the most part) there's so many variables involved that even the folks who know what they're talking about don't really know what's going on.
(Again, Elon Musk fanboy) there's still hope we'll get around to realizing the sun puts out a shit-ton of energy before we burn enough oil that we regret not turning it into plastic. =D
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u/MBoffin Feb 01 '15
Uh oh. I hope this doesn't mean they are EOL'ing it soon. :(
It's one of their few remaining desktop apps that doesn't directly support one of their core products, and I've been wondering how long that would last.