<quote who="John Clarke"> > > Why do you think your vendor will charge you for the format of their media? > > Because http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/tech/fat.asp says:
> That's covered too: These are nice points of view from Microsoft, but they don't really answer the question - why would *vendors* do it at all? :-) Overturning patents is a very common occurance, and even so, what exactly are Microsoft selling here? Hot air? The idea of storing bits in a certain pattern? I don't think this will get very far. :-) But it is a good opportunity for people to wet their pants in public in the mean time. ;-) - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2004: Adelaide, Australia http://lca2004.linux.org.au/ "Well, it's harder to find the ashtrays." - Tom Waits on the effects of fatherhood on songwriting -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
