Oh no , a smart a**** 10 megapixel digital slr camera complete with "zune" mpg4 video software replete with a super bad smart phone that ties into both Iridium satellite and mobile all bands land based technology that looks remarkably like an ordinary Xbox 360 and an adapter plug to use either PSP OR NINTENDO DS as a display/controller unit , thus fooling the ever silly dumb and stupid Homeland Self Wanking Security force into believing it is just another TV computer game console needing to be plugged into the nearest AC socket thus !

"Both parties will be able to innovate openly with each other’s technologies"

Does this suggest that they currently do so covertly? I can't think of any other reason for the qualifying adverb.

Peter

... that I only use my Nikon digital camera on a Linux machine then.

that Nikon digital camera's are going to start BSOD-ing and leaking all my pics to everyone on the web???

to Canon or Pentax is on the cards. Anyone want to buy a D40?

Despite being a Mac-based designer-cum-techie for twenty years, I'm glad that certain of my Luddite tendencies hold. Yes, I love Nikon gear and have a fair collection of lenses, flashguns, F4s bodies, F801s bodies (& an F50 for the missus), and I use my Nikon Coolscan which gives me 55MB files when I need some Photoshoppery. I have a small (4MPixel) digi-compact which I use for happy-quick-snaps, and pics for eBay - but for serious photography, I can't see the combination of Nikon gear & Fuji reversal film can be equaled yet.

I can't see that the involvement of Microsoft can do anything other than to extend the life of film usage....

Thanks Mr Ballmer - for once, I mean it!

said the death star to the, er, spaceship(?)

I guess

YES!

"..under the agreement, the two companies get access to the other’s patents..."

so microsoft get access to the best digital cameras in the world and nikon get access to windoze.

was someone at nikon HQ smoking crack when they signed this?

Move along people, nothing to see here, move along.

So Nikon will get hurt by MS sooner or later, just like everybody else before them and everybody else after them.

When will other companies learn that MS is not there to cooperate with, that MS given the opportunity phagocytes whatever they think looks yummy. They can not help it.

Perhaps Nikon should have had a cup of tea with Cisco about MS's ideal of cooperation and patent exchange.

... other device manufacturers that use flash media, then I will start to think MS may get litigious with its FAT patents.

Paris because she likes it RAW too.

No more high quality shots of blue screened systems at, say, the Olympics.

One down, a gazillion to go ..

I think it to encourage the use of the new “standard” that Microsoft has done, called HD Photo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Photo), formally known as Windows Media Photo. It is designed to replace JPEG for photos, aiming for a crisper, sharper picture.

Not surprising, currently it can only be seen by programs that exists only on XP SP2 and Vista. Mine with the fake Microsoft ID card and swipe card.

Since MS Vista monitors and collects data on it's users maybe Nikon wants to learn how to do that also?

I used to shoot with Nikon F3HPs, N8008's, and was planning to jump back in with Nikons latest digital SLRs. I'm glad to learn of this before hand.

changes those silver cameras to standard matt black......

All you losers whining about Nikon cameras being tied to Windows have no clue.

This is most likely related to Microsoft's new PhotoSynth product.