Re: Goodbye ICC, here come Microsoft !
Re: Goodbye ICC, here come Microsoft !
- Subject: Re: Goodbye ICC, here come Microsoft !
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 17:47:51 -0400
Erik,
I think we have not to loose track of the fact that in order to benefit from
WCS, when and if that ever happens, we *will* have to use Microsoft Windows,
in one form or another. Why? Because WCS will only be available on Windows,
thereby locking us all to Bill Gates's wealth. Unless Apple decides to
licence the technology from MS, the only place any applications will ever be
in a position to use WCS is on a PC using Windows OS. Period.
> I agree with Jan-Peter on the technical benefits that WCM could bring
> us, the endusers.
Technical benefits only available on Windows, not Mac.
> But, let's face it: ICC brought us more then 90% in WYSIWYG, and
> Apple clearly did a great job in implementing ICC technology from day
> 1 on.
ICC is open standard: Microsoft is going to make us pay for WCS.
> Back to the ICC once more: It's my believe that most of the so called
> 'color errors' that we might find today, are based on implementation
> errors by the OS/application software developers on one hand, and
> enduser errors in settings on the other. Not the ICC spec itself.
Right.
> Most endusers who are experiencing flaws in color appeareance will
> normally not think about that, and just state that 'ICC
> colormanagement is not working' in general.
Right again. It's easy to blame the ICC.
> Is ICC colormanagement really that bad?
I'm not prepare to discard it as obsolete.
> Did it never enhance our
> workflows by hundreds of procents?
Yes. In my view.
> Ok, Apple's MacOS 10.4 'Tiger' is one that we would rather forget
> (for it's ICC support that is (or isn't)),
> but I would like to see MS' WCM in action first...
Well, if the introduction of WCS is going to prompt Apple to react then it
might be a good thing. Apple is sitting too much on its laurels and has
stopped innovating in color. It seems they are more preocupied with riding
the iPod growth curve than anything else -- and with reasons, from a
business management perspective.
> Erik Koldenhof
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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