OpenRAW

I can take almost any firewire, USB or SCSSI device and use them on either MAc or PC computers. This does not limit the sale of computers.

It simply allows the interlectual market place to develop new faster more efficient and secure ways of handling data.

Imagine if each harddrive was encrypted by the manufacturer and you needed a specific dongle to use their drive with eqach computer.

Devices that sell the best to the mass markets tend to have open architectures.

I wouldn't even consider buying Nikon without them switching to open architecture.

Since we update cameras every 12 to 24 months, we constitute a potentially poweful force.

Failure of manufacturers to understand the importance of file formats which will always be FULLY accessable by 3rd party software, will be met by us choosing brands that comply.

Asher