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Jørgen Ramskov

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Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« on: March 14, 2016, 14:29:47 »
Flickr has made some changes and the "desktop uploader" is now only available to pro members. A subscription costs $50/year:
https://blog.flickr.net/en/2016/03/08/changes-to-flickr-pro-and-coupon-for-30-off-annual-rate/

I guess I will have to manually upload my photos now, the price isn't worth it in my case.

Will this make you switch and if so, what will you switch to?
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Erik Lund

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Re: Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2016, 15:37:12 »
Thanks for the heads up ;)
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Akira

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Re: Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2016, 20:20:17 »
Thanks for the note, Jørgen.

I don't upload too many images at a time.  I always click the "cloud" and drag&drop the images to upload.  I will just stay there.
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Thomas G

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Re: Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2016, 22:01:14 »
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Re: Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2016, 20:46:49 »
Thanks Thomas will have a look,,,,
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Jan Anne

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Re: Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2016, 23:09:36 »
My Flickr Pro account was automagically extended last month for only $24,95 instead of the mentioned $50.

I do vaguely remember that long time Pro users get a loyalty discount by not raising the original prices to the new price, might explain the lower price I've paid.
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Ron Scubadiver

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Re: Flickr changes - desktop upload now Pro only
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2016, 21:47:34 »
Old Pro users were grandfathered in at the old price.  I don't use the desktop uploader as it does not fit my style of doing things.  A pro account at 30% off is worth considering to get stats.