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RichA

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:48 pm
Post subject: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?
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I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance.
xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not
keep pace with SD.

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Keith Nuttle

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 1/17/2010 6:48 PM, RichA wrote: > I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. > xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not > keep pace with SD. > > I just checked the Olympus website. Of the ones I checked with removable memory all use the xD card. >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

R. Mark Clayton

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"RichA" wrote in message >I sure hope so. > Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. Sort off, it was an attempt to use technical incompatability to lock customers in - a strong reason (along with DRM and malware) to avoid them. > xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not > keep pace with SD. Indeed although it struggles on here and there. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XD_card Looks like its early size advantage has been lost the disadvantage list is long, so Fuji & Olympus have abandonded it. > > >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

Peter Huebner

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article , nospamclayton DeleteThis @btinternet.com says... > > Looks like its early size advantage has been lost the disadvantage list is > long, so Fuji & Olympus have abandonded it. > That size is as much disadvantage as advantage, they are just a bit too awkward to handle at times (particularly when trying to insert into card readers, the slot in the cameras is pretty well matched). I actually went and bought a Oly mausb-200 pen drive that takes xD cards as memory to get past the card reader annoyance. I do not, by the way, have sausage-fingers. -P. >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

GMAN

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article , RichA wrote: >I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. >xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not >keep pace with SD. > > Oh but if microsoft invented their own memory , it would be a work of genious? >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

Savageduck

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 2010-01-17 19:35:35 -0800, Winniethepooh.DeleteThis@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) said: > In article > , > RichA wrote: >> I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. >> xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not >> keep pace with SD. >> >> > Oh but if microsoft invented their own memory , it would be a work of genious? Oh you made a joke! Microsoft invent something! That is funny. -- Regards, Savageduck >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

GMAN

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article , Savageduck wrote: >On 2010-01-17 19:35:35 -0800, Winniethepooh.RemoveThis@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) said: > >> In article >> , >> RichA wrote: >>> I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. >>> xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not >>> keep pace with SD. >>> >>> >> Oh but if microsoft invented their own memory , it would be a work of > genious? > >Oh you made a joke! >Microsoft invent something! That is funny. > OK, I should have said. Microsft buys a memory company, relabels said memory, then 2 years later folds the company. >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

Savageduck

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On 2010-01-17 19:52:49 -0800, Winniethepooh.RemoveThis@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) said: > In article , > Savageduck wrote: >> On 2010-01-17 19:35:35 -0800, Winniethepooh.RemoveThis@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) said: >> >>> In article >>> , >>> RichA wrote: >>>> I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. >>>> xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not >>>> keep pace with SD. >>>> >>>> >>> Oh but if microsoft invented their own memory , it would be a work of >> genious? >> >> Oh you made a joke! >> Microsoft invent something! That is funny. >> > OK, I should have said. Microsft buys a memory company, relabels said memory, > then 2 years later folds the company. There you go. -- Regards, Savageduck >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

RichA

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: Re: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Jan 17, 10:35 pm, Winniethep....TakeThisOut@100acrewoods.org (GMAN) wrote: > In article , RichA wrote:>I sure hope so. Memory Stick was just a product of Sony arrogance. > >xD was an interesting follow-on to Smart Media, but it just did not > >keep pace with SD. > > Oh but if microsoft invented their own memory , it would be a work of genious? It would probably come with trojans and viruses built-in. >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

R. Mark Clayton

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:25 pm Post subject: Thumb drives [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Peter Huebner" wrote in message > In article , > nospamclayton.RemoveThis@btinternet.com says... >> >> Looks like its early size advantage has been lost the disadvantage list >> is >> long, so Fuji & Olympus have abandonded it. >> > > That size is as much disadvantage as advantage, they are just a bit too > awkward to handle at times (particularly when trying to insert into card > readers, the slot in the cameras is pretty well matched). I actually > went and bought a Oly mausb-200 pen drive that takes xD cards as memory > to get past the card reader annoyance. > I do not, by the way, have sausage-fingers. just ten thumbs... > > -P. >> Stay informed about: Are xD and Memorystick dead, finally?

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