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Confused, aren't you?
So what. You are free to post your photos in any format that
you like, if your friends can view it great, if not oh well. Someone
using Windows is also free to use all freeware formats, if they
want to cater to evangelists like you then they can post the
photos in that format. 95% of the population will have no
problem viewing any format that is created by a Windows
machine. The 5% who can't will live.

How on earth does windows vista have 95% of the market? How
does this new format have 95% of the market? are you saying
that open formats are bad? Are you personally trying to say if it's
not a Microsoft only format, there is something wrong
with it? Yes I want anyone (even windows users) to be able to see
the images I post on the web. So I spent the money on a good
digital camera, how does that make me an "evangelists" or a
"photo purest". If you are saying I demand high quality, then
maybe you're right. But understand it's my right to
demand high quality, for my money. As for your comment

A photo purest like you would post them in raw format
anyway, right?

No I wouldn't, I post them as JPEGS. Once they are processed,
JPEG is fine for web use. Would I ever use this "new" Microsoft
only format? No, why waste my time? Then again I'm not a
member of the NBM either. So why attack me for expressing my
opinion? I have 30 years experience in the area of photography,
including darkroom and digital photography. Is my opinion
somehow less valuable than yours?
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Yes...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
your point?  dlmeyer@... | 05/25/06
Ummm... it says in the article...  el1jones | 05/25/06
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DBoy...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Pot.......kettle........black?  Spoon Jabber | 05/25/06
What on earth are you talking about?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
A zealot calling another zealot a zealot  voska | 05/25/06
back to normal  barsteward | 05/25/06
RTFA  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/25/06
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Give it a break - get a job! NT  raycote | 05/25/06
Message has been deleted.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
I missed it  Spoon Jabber | 05/25/06
ummm...PNG anyone?  voyager529 | 05/24/06
If you really wanna know...  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 05/24/06
lol... PNG?  unoriginal_sin | 05/25/06
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The problem with PNG is it is an open standard, actually better supported  DonnieBoy | 05/25/06
Benefits  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/25/06
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not really  CobraA1 | 05/26/06
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Really, it might work, and Microsoft has no choice if they want to maintain  DonnieBoy | 05/25/06
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no need for M$ technology  Linux Geek | 05/25/06
So no open source, I would assume...  tschrock | 05/25/06
Before creating a square wheel ...  Henaway | 05/25/06
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Avoid Vista Then What?  caharts2@... | 05/25/06
Micro Inovation of the Wheel  not of this world | 05/25/06
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The REAL key to all of this  Palmyra | 05/25/06
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Pot Kettle Black?  Rick_K | 05/25/06
My dad is bigger than your dad  balsover | 05/25/06
Confused, aren't you?  Rick_K | 05/25/06
Yet another fantacy of yours?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
LMFAO  Rick_K | 05/25/06
Again, I see where you got LOST.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
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True of every business...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Yes, a business needs to look out  MacCanuck | 05/25/06
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Why?  Rick_K | 05/25/06
NO ONE IS LOCKED INTO ANYTHING  balsover | 05/25/06
Freeware?  Rick_K | 05/25/06
Talk abotu the Pot and Kettle...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Yes you Mr. Pot  Rick_K | 05/25/06
Show me...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Spanked!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
More to the point...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/25/06
You have no point  Rick_K | 05/25/06
RTFA  eb276 | 05/25/06
Really?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/25/06
John, you can NOT educate a rock.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
That's why he's not talking to you. wink  Spoon Jabber | 05/26/06
What are the license terms, John?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/25/06
I'm going to try to find out  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/25/06
Guaranteed you will be  ITGuy04 | 05/26/06
Another lost poster...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Not lost at all  Rick_K | 05/25/06
I see how you got LOST  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
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Good questions  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/25/06
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You are right, MS supports all formats, even  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Rick, quit whining like a school girl.  osreinstall | 05/25/06
Microsoft's jihad  Rick_K | 05/26/06
Hardly  osreinstall | 05/26/06
A solution in search of a problem.  enduser_z | 05/25/06
I have a problem happy  LinuxAndWindows | 05/25/06
Exception that proves the rule.  enduser_z | 05/26/06
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One word. BANDWIDTH.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/25/06
Irrelevant  Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/25/06
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Nice but Too late  dukeinlondon | 05/25/06
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