M$ to license FAT

[Howard Gibson]

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 18:38:42 -0500
aacton <aacton-B71PBEe7S7Y at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 18:21, James Knott wrote:
> > The only place I use FAT, is on systems that also run Windows.
> 
> I don't think it's hard drives that will be the problem, it's that most
> digital cameras, USB key drives, and MP3 players use FAT, so it will
> just inflate the prices of these items.  I'm sure there are free
> alternatives that are just as good, but do you think the maker of a $600
> camera will care?
> 
> Austin

Austin,

   I care.

   The flash cards for my digital camera and my USB keychain device are readable by all the computers I have access to.  This is achieved by the FAT filesystem they use.  I am not aware of any other file system that has this kind of portabilty.

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