Monday, October 10, 2011

Blackballed by Canon

Either I have been blackballed by Canon or I have fallen off their developers email list.

The question is: Do I care?

The last version of the SDK that I attempted to download the process that Canon use to approve and allow downloads from their servers was "screwed up", The invitation to download after the filling of the on-line form did not arrive. It was not as if I did not make the application and it was not that I had the application refused - it was just that I heard nothing. I guess that could mean the same thing?

I blogged on the fact that I was having problems with the download and I also had a page on my website. I did not make a further application as I was not interested in carrying on with the development using the SDK as I saw no point.

I continue to blog about the versions as I see them released. I did not receive an application to download version 2.11.

I also continue to see searches that find this blog that are from those that are looking for places to download the SDK. I am of the opinion that there are two things at play here, the first is that Canon have problems in communicating with developers and could be over-protective in who they allow download their software. The second is that they could have read what I have written about them and have blackballed me. I really doubt the second thing as I am really not that important.

Update 18 July 2012:
I see that there are searches still being recorded from those looking to download version 2.11 - it is NOT on my intranet.

If you actually read what I have written above you will see that I do not have the latest version of the SDK. I realize that many that are looking for a download link do not take the trouble to read the content of the sites that they find them. Also, in many cases the links that you will find are scams on sites that just want you to sign up for their file sharing scheme.

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