Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mark@...> wrote:
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> Non profit organizations like museums and archives also rely heavily on corporate donations. They would therefore carefully avoid any connection with research that produces product-specific test results.  For example, you don't see product-specific print permanence research from IPI.  IPI is a well funded non profit research lab connected to a major academic institution (RIT).  It does great work but of a generalized "caring for your photographs" nature.  You won't find Fuji/kodak, HP/Epson, etc. comparisons ever published by IPI because it's parent organization (RIT) understandably wants to maintain good relationships with the entire corporate world...

And there you have it. It's more and more difficult to survive in this environment remaining independent. Even in my little world, competing with others willing to align with and join company's "community" eliminates me from certain competitive benefits, I'm sure others on this list remaining unaffiliated know what I mean.
I hope the community whose interest you continue to favor are able to adequately support your efforts, we need you. This economy is not helping keep our options open at all...
Tyler