I just got a message from Groupon with details on greatly reduced prices for the Lytro camera.  Instead of the suggested price of $599.99 it's now available for $79.99.  Is this the end of the line for this camera.

https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-lytro- … 0_20150824

They are putting the old models on clearance.

Yep.  Lytro's not going out of business, just clearing out an old model.

Some might disagree.....

http://resourcemagonline.com/2015/02/an … ity/48730/

Is there more recent news that contradicts this "pivot" hypothesis?

i should buy one, i've always wanted to try it out.

the lack of RAW and requirement of special software is what killed the appeal for me.

They should be about ready for version 3 to ship. And there was a huge improvement between ver 1 & 2. As a new sensor technology I'd say it is faring better/being more successful than foveon was. And it hurts me to say that because I really like foveon sensors. I don't see Lytros replacing traditional cameras anytime soon, but I can see them leading yo changes in image processing and even being utilized as part of a two-sensor camera system.