on 2012-05-10 14:25 John Francis wrote
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13:20PM -0600, steve harley wrote:
... marketing schmaltz surely will blur consumers' vision, but to me
the practicalities are:
* critical mass and ecosystem of lenses
Most consumers never buy anything except the kit lens
even if it doesn't come across strongly to the average customer, i think it's a
subtext for all users because it can make or break whether a system (e.g.
Samsung's NX mount) becomes sustainable
* sensors
More than good enough today for all but a small chunk of the market
you might be right about the tbat, but i included it because i think sensors on
m43 still have some room for improvement, and since m43 is such an important
part of the EVIL market
* advances in electronic viewfinders
Also only of interest to the niche market
i'm surprised you'd say that; i expect optical viewfinders to be in the
minority fairly soon, especially as the enhancements EVFs can offer really
start to shine; and EVFs separate from the camera body will add to the appeal
* making the camera part of an "open" computing system
Would never sell enough systems to pay for the extra support costs.
The people making money off Linux aren't the hardware manufacturers.
the support costs are small if it's others within the "open" system (e.g. app
developers) who do the support, and if support expectations can be controlled
(e.g. app store); don't think Linux, think iOS & Android — Apple & Samsung
respectively are making a lot on hardware there, as are makers of accessories
(some of which are in price ranges similar to cameras); even Windows Phone has
potential here; the quotes on "open" are there because none of these are open
in a traditional sense, but their ecosystems are open enough that they are
essentially available for cameras to integrate with them; and Samsung's wifi
features are a start
or if you must think Linux, think of how open source development communities
coalesce around mutual benefits, so the cost of basic development is supported
in a pay-it-forward way — the one i know best is Drupal, where developers make
good money providing site development and web services, but they invest
significantly back into Drupal's core because it helps sustain the whole
ecosystem; even large corps, e.g. Sony, have had Drupal developers on staff
that put a lot of time into Drupal core ... i haven't thought through how many
camera manufacturers would have to buy in to make this work
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