Sounds like something for James Mays' "Manlab"-series. "We could have gone to the shop and bought [insert project], but we decided not to and create our own ... from scratch, just because"
So wasn't it about time an article highlighted that bit ? Every geek is raving about the Rasberry pi being the best thing since sliced bread while failing to realize that not everyone loves the DIY...
for the same reason some people can't understand why others still insist on buying a DSLR when lighter and equally competent alternatives are available ...
I think there is a practical lower limit for how much a camera should weigh. You need a certain amount of weight to be able to have a stable platform, unless you want to rely on systems like IBIS...
And you honestly think that other companies won't follow that pattern ? The 'software as a service'-idea isn't exactly new. It's what all software companies will use if they need to survive. At...
Anyone who has dealt with digital media has had to sign similar 'contracts' already. Sure, sometimes there is enough backlash to cause such companies to...
You already have an alternative, but you're too much of a blind/loyal customer to notice. It's simple : buy/use the competing product If you aren't aware of such products you haven't done the...
of course they did. They really must be living in an ivory tower to be completely oblivious to the average problems and response faced by software 'solutions' like this.