Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had two friends who have had to do near complete rebuilds due to Vista. Perhaps Vista will be the long awaited death knell of Windows and Unix based systems will finally take over the world. Philip On Wednesday 28 March 2007 15:49, Bill wrote: > If MSFT's HD is anything like Vista - RUN! I have had more blue-screens > with Vista than ever and Vista has eaten several recently created files. > I've been a CP/M, DOS, Wintel guy since 1982 and I have to say Apple is > looking mighty tasty. > > Bill in Denver > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Brian Reid > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:19 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG > > > Perhaps HD is the new digital - there'll be HD compatible beer cans > > before too long. > > Exactly. > > I will never use Microsoft's HD Photo format and will argue strenuously > that no one else should use it either. Why? Because it is covered by > Microsoft patents, and is a proprietary format. There is no excuse for > becoming more proprietary with the passage of time. DNG is more open than > all of the camera-raw formats; it is a step in the right direction. > Microsoft HD Photo is a step backwards. I hope it dies the same slow and > painful death that DIVX did, and I hope it sparks as much outrage. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information