Because its Microsoft.
possible scenario posted by someone:
"Moreover, what evil purpose does
the change serve?"
That's easy:
1. Microsoft signs up camera manufacturers to use this and makes
almost no money doing so.
2. This file format becomes ubiquitous. Now Microsoft has leverage
over camera manufacturers. Nobody wants to buy a camera that
doesn't have this file format, and the accompanying badge on the
box and the camera.
3. Microsoft uses it's leverage to force camera manufacturers to
use a slightly extended, slightly twisted version of the file
format in their cameras. In theory the new format extensions can be
turned off inside the camera, but most people don't do so. The new
extensions of the format kinda sorta almost work on all software on
all OS's. But it only works well using Microsoft software on
Windows.
4. Game over, Microsoft controls the camera industry. No one can
build a camera without MS approval, no one can sell photography
software without the proprietary MS extensions to their "open" file
format.
Posted by: Bruce McL | Wednesday, 01 August 2007 at 09:15
AM
