David, unfortunately it make sense a lot. Flavio On 12/05/07, David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tim Bedsted wrote: > > >I reached the same conclusion several months ago. > > > > Again what I don't understand is why Leica doesn't come clean and > > just say no more firmware releases for DMR, we are to busy getting > > M8 perfect and preparing for R10. > > Hi Tim: > > I believe I know why Leica don't "come clean". > > When v1.2 was completed, Imacon gave it to Leica, saying all was > well. Leica took their word for it and released the > software. Within 24 to 48 hours it was withdrawn as many people > reported monstrous problems with the colour. It went back to Imacon, > who eventually fixed it. This is the release that all DMR users have now. > > When Imacon gave Leica v1.3, last August, Leica did not want to have > a repeat of the v1.2 fiasco ... especially just prior to the M8's > launch. So, they put it out to a number of beta testers and, sure > enough, problems were found. Again, it was sent back to Imacon, but > now that they are part of Hasselblad, Imacon seem to have lost > interest in correcting the problems. > > It is my belief that Leica have given a substantial sum of money to > Imacon, up front, for v1.3, and still want to get something for that > money. Thus, they are applying all sorts of pressure to Imacon, but, > from the outside, it seems they've not had much success. It's true, > they could sue Imacon, but that might drag though the courts for up > to a dozen years, before being resolved. That would not be much use > to DMR users! If, in the end, it comes to nothing, a law suit may > well ensue... but for now, persuasion and patience are the only > reasonable alternatives. > > So, this is my theory on why Leica do not wish to say that v1.3 is > *not* coming. OTOH, I would not hold my breath, waiting for it! In > the end, it may never come. But Leica would look very foolish if they > said it was not coming, only to provide it, some months later! Thus, > their dilemma. > > Make sense? > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4 > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > -- FLAVIO GORI http://www.LoScrittoio.it Edizioni in Rete http://flaviogori.googlepages.com/home ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/