CompuServe Messages

The means to recover my data into more conventional formats does help but does not go far enough. Why sould you prevent me from using other software to read my data. I think you should be able to limit other software from createing data using your storage format. Lets take take two examples. Photo CD-ROM from Kodak: I take the pictures and take them to Kodak and get a Photo CD-ROM now I want to read them on my Amiga. Kodak as kissed the Amiga market goodbye so a none kodak program does not take any money away from them it will in fact make money for them. I think this comes under fair usage. Lotus 1-2-3: I develop a wonderful macro but I can not transfer it to Quattro. I think all data format should be in the public Domain for read only it is not just graphics and spreadsheets that are the problem but Accounting and PIM's and much more. I don't like companies that try to keep you using there products by holding you hostage.