> From: Mike Lees <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Imagine if C*non's tried to match Micros*ft's recent behaviour:
>
> Pictures taken with your C*non camera could only be printed by C*non
> printers.
>
> Images would be stored in "extended" jpeg format which can only be
> read
> by C*anon software.
>
> Of course the new "extended" jpeg format would become an ISO standard,
> taking at least 6000 pages to specify, but parts of it would be
> proprietary and patented so anyone using it without paying a fee would
> get landed with a lawsuit.
>
> You would need to upgrade all your lenses when you upgraded your body.
>
> Your camera would "phone home" to check that it was genuine and would
> deny you access to all previously taken pictures if it wasn't.
>
> You would need to pay extra for an "Ultimate edition" to be able to
> reasonable things like post your pictures on t'internet.
>
> All third party accessories would need to get "E*S certified" before
> the camera would recognise them and work with them, no more cheap
> adapter to be able to use your old Zuikos!
Inserting a memory card that had been in another C*non would
sometimes cause your camera to behave strangely, requiring you re-
format everything and re-install the camera software.
At random times, all the C*nons in a certain area would leave your
control, point together at some target, and flash, overwhelming the
poor bystander.
When reviewing your photos on the LCD, you have to look at 20 or more
ads for enlarging various body parts and cut-rate mortgages before
you get to the photos you took.
:::: Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer
cell. -- Edward Abbey ::::
:::: Jan Steinman, http://www.Bytesmiths.com/Gallery ::::
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