Google Earth Pro drops $399 subscription, now available for free

[plwhit]

Follow-up...

Went here, filled in the info boxes got sent an email from Google with the login name and license number plugged them in.

Up and running on Pro...

Google Earth

[MikeJaquish]

Took me about 4 tries, but I got Pro.

[irman]

I used to be able to do trip suggestions with multiple waypoints, but for some reason Google Earth (not the PRO version) today does only A to B.
I *updated* to the Free Pro version and still only A to B.

Above somebody mentioned there is a *+* sign somewhere
(I remember that being there a long time ago ...)
but do not see one now, in my old free version or the new free Pro version !

I wonder now what I did have a long time ago where I could do multiple waypoints.



Edited after some lurking around ...
Apparently you can get directions via multiple waypoints but you need a few more steps.
1 - From File (top left) click on *View in Google Maps*
2 - In Google Maps click on *Get Directions*
3 - You now have *A* to *B*, but also below you have *Add Destination*.
4 - After you click on that then the input window looks just like it was before.

OK, I am happy again ...
TheCoalman mentioned the word *Maps* or something which made me look that way ...

[Eric4114]

Somewhat related and sorry to break what may be some bad news...

Maybe someone can dig deeper into this, these websites state the Google Earth API (applications programming interface) will be discontinued and thus it will be a product based on Android. Programs like Windows executables use the API to access the Google Earth functions and images, if you stop creating the API (or if Google Servers stop responding to API calls from your Desktop version of Google Earth), so goes your desktop program.

iOS or Android News: Google announced the discontinuation of the service Google Earth API

Google Earth API Will Be Retired On December 12, 2015 - Slashdot

I imagine Google Chrome will have an Android emulation layer (if it doesn't already) so it can be run on a desktop, hopefully not too much gets lost in translation. A review of Google Earth Android:

Review of Google Earth for Android Version 8 - Google Earth Blog

These links don't state anything specific about Google Earth Pro or its future, maybe enjoy it while you still can.

Unrelated, but perhaps a sign of the times, Microsoft similarly has discontinued MapPoint, offering their users, instead, to use Bing maps.

Microsoft MapPoint - Home

[Dude111]

I think this page tells why they did this

www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2473630,00.asp