Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]as popular jpeg, is it is not free or on the public domain. companies pay millions in royalty to use it, if microsoft can offer it cheaper, they might have a case. if they can convert some camera companies, then watch out. On 3/28/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Yes, Philip, that will happen. Microsoft have hardly any market share ;-) > Unix boasting of their chastity! > On the picture format front, this is likely to be a mis-step by Mr Ballmer > et al as everyone ignores it. However, its not likely to > dent their bottom line giving it a try. I was surprised to read Brian's > comments re DivX, though. I never heard about outrage or a > slow and painful death of the format. Brian, did you mean in commercial > players? I would be greatly inconvenienced without that > codec. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG > > 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 > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad