Does Lightroom care about camera color space settings?

I am using a NEX 7.  Color space options on the camera are sRGB and AdobeRGB.  Does Lightroom care about the camera color space settings when it sees RAW files?

Colorspace is used in-camera for creating the jpeg preview embedded in the raw file (and/or jpeg sidecar).
The colorspace is embedded in the jpeg sidecar, and so Lightroom will respect it.
The colorspace is *usually* NOT embedded in the raw preview (although in my opinion it should be). Its in the raw file as proprietary metadata.
All camera manufacturer softwares respect the colorspace for initial raw preview, but Lightroom does not.
(Lightroom doesn't attend to any proprietary metadata, except white balance).
Cheers,
Rob

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    If you drop a call in your Coverage Area, redial. If it's answered within 5 minutes, call us within 90 days if you're a Postpay customer, or within 45 days if you're a Prepaid customer, and we'll give you a 1–minute airtime credit. If you're a Postpay customer and you lose Service in your Coverage Area for more than 24 hours in a row and we're at fault, call us within 180 days and we'll give you a credit for the time lost. Please be aware that these are your only rights for dropped calls or interrupted Service.
    The bold in the last sentence was mine to emphasize the most important qualifier of the whole. In the first paragraph, it essentially states that the service and quality is not guaranteed (even if VZW is historically the most reliable provider in the country). The second paragraph states that you can be compensated for the lost time and that this compensation is the only right you have regarding dropped calls or interrupted service (outages and whatnot). Terminating the contract would still generate the early termination fee, which you would certainly be responsible for.
    All of this, though, overlooks the essentials. Have the technical support representatives filed any tickets to have the tower looked at? Did the tickets get any sort of resolution? Issues with individuals dropping the ball does not equate to the apathy with respect to the service quality.

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