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Tim: Thanks for your comments. >>I read the story in question, and did not consider it unfair.<< You're right, it wasn't unfair, except by omission. True, within the limited scope of talking about the players, they did a "reporting" job. I guess my complaint is that they they positioned the story as disappointment in "Photo-CD" rather than "Photo-CD players." And there is more to the story. I don't own stock in the company, but I do appreciate – from personal as well as anecdotal experience – that Photo-CD has done something very positive for the masses who have never understood what this "multimedia" noise was all about. That's at the core of the "far-reaching impact." I do read Mossberg's column (and the other guy who fills in) and think they are great. In fact, I might wish that more reporting were done by people who admit upfront they aren't experts, instead of acting like the ultimate authority on the strength of a few phone calls. As far as Kodak's pr job so far, well no one's perfect. But again, from the unsophisticated consumers perspective, I think they have found a way to demonstrate multimedia better than most. And I wish them well for that, because in the end the entire industry gains. Dealing with people looking for hard information every day (and having to admit there is little) I get overly sensitive to skewed news and inexpert opinions. Best – Rich Bowers