Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/13

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Subject: [Leica] Why a digital M
From: masonster at gmail.com (David Mason)
Date: Tue Jul 13 07:21:01 2004
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNAEAKPPAA.red735i@earthlink.net>
 
Well, not really software in the traditional sense - its firmware.
Unfortunately firmware work requires intimate knowledge of the
hardware and usually is provided by the hardware manufacturer. So if
Leica hire Kodak - they will get Kodak firmware writers. I doubt Kodak
would want outside help on proprietary firmware. Innovation is nearly
impossible when Intellectual property is kept as secret as it is these
days.

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 07:11:21 -0700, Frank Filippone
<red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
> BD ... The area for innovation is the software.  IF they are smart enough 
> to
> hire the best (consulting) minds in the business, some real innovation is
> possible.  If they try developing it from their own labs, well, it will not
> be an innovation.
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