As I am basing our company on a Sketchup Pro workflow, I am worried about its future and I would like to know if I am the only one with these concerns. Concerns: November passed and still no new version of sketchup, especially as it will be only a pro version. Sketchup 2018 only had 1 maintenance…

Hi all- We’ve all been very busy for the past few months so the forums probably haven’t received as much attention as usual. I see a lot of valid concerns in this thread, but also some speculation that I’ll try to clean up. I can’t speak to corporate strategy, but from what I see as a lowly develo…

IMHO: Google’s ownership period was a crime against the @last software SU I first used… they bought it because it worked with Google Earth, and they thought by giving it away, ‘we’ would all populate GE with free models that they could use to collect data and sell on… They severely neglected the P…

And in addition to John’s comments, Google would have let SketchUp go the way it has done a lot of other programs it bought. When those programs ceased to serve Google, they killed them. Reference: https://killedbygoogle.com/ If Trimble hadn’t come along and purchased SketchUp, I expect it would be …

Interesting. As a concept designer, generally using only basic SU tools and not selling modelling services, I was shielded from these market force issues. Do you think there is still much of an issue with the competition between free and pro versions?

[image] GSTUDIOS: Do you think there is still much of an issue with the competition between free and pro versions? There still seem to be plenty of Make users who are using it commercially. Every so often another one pops up here on the forum. There was one yesterday, in fact.

[image] DaveR: Reference: https://killedbygoogle.com/ and here is a much shorter list: www.notkilledbygoogle.com

Thanks to Trimble stepping up. :wink:

Well, as long as it stays off the “killed by Trimble” listing we should be good :wink: Shouldn’t that page say “Get Pro 2019” by now anyway? C’mon Team SketchUp, “drop it like it’s hot”!

One last thought for this thread, because I feel like this topic comes up frequently: I can guarantee you that the SketchUp team is just as invested in the product as all of you power users. If it ever becomes obvious to us that Trimble is trying to kill the product, there will be a major outcry. I…

Is it only me or is it weird that @Marc looks like an apostle…:joy: Just trying to lighten things up.

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TheOnlyAaron December 17, 2018, 9:35pm 84

and here is a much shorter list: www.notkilledbygoogle.com

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