Ed,
you have the right point: they are several ways to describe information and not all are equal: this is freedom !
we will never have a system that does it all, until no new format appears for years. then we will say that computer industry has reached maturity. and it will use only 1 OS in several flavors. this will be time for Big Brother. i hope this time will never come. all OS are equal... and some are more equal then others !
the one who encodes the information has the freedom to choose the format, either high end (QT) or broader acceptance (MPG)... or other.
you have the right point: they are several ways to describe information and not all are equal: this is freedom !
we will never have a system that does it all, until no new format appears for years. then we will say that computer industry has reached maturity. and it will use only 1 OS in several flavors. this will be time for Big Brother. i hope this time will never come. all OS are equal... and some are more equal then others !
the one who encodes the information has the freedom to choose the format, either high end (QT) or broader acceptance (MPG)... or other.