Digital BW, The Print

Greg wrote:

>
>If you like, I will email the next updates directly to you when/if I 
>get them. The fine details may be lacking, but at least you would 
>have a lead on what to track down.
>
>  
>
THANKS! I would actually sincerely appreciate that.

>And I'm still not sure that this sale will be for the consumer's 
>benefit, no matter who buys them. It will still (probably) be a 
>reduction in options and competition, and that is usually not good 
>for the consumer. But you never really know until it's all said and 
>done.
>  
>
Agreed.  What I'm afraid of Greg, is that without some consolidation, 
and with M$ effectively entering the software side of all this, that all 
of us, as consumers get the short end if there isn't at least one player 
that is on really sound fiscal and technical ground - with a business 
model that is leading to expanding sales. If there aren't any, Color 
Management Software will be just one more area where M$ calls the shots. 
That can't be a good thing for consumers.

If I had my choice?  I would wish that Gretag, X-Rite and Colorvision 
were all strong and equally competitive across the board. Then consumers 
would really benefit. Right now, all any of us can do is hope that 
whatever shakes out of all this benefits consumers.
Keith

 
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