[rob_ocelot]

I wonder what's worse:

Introducing a new memory card format with s completely new form factor (that we tech-heads will bitch about). This seems to be happening every other week.

-or-

Introducing a new memory card format with the same form factor as a previous one but is incompatable with older devices (that your average consumer will be confused by). If it weren't for the square pegs and round holes forced into consumer eletronics to protect the average Joe from eletrocuting or blowing themselves up there wouldnt be anyone left to buy anything. Heck, I still know people who plug AC adaptors into devices that take DC with the polarity revered 'because the plug looked like it would fit'.


The format that will survive and grow will be the one that gets an early foothold in the marketplace and initial backwards compatability is key to that foothold. On that basis alone the smart money is on MMC+


Or put another way:

Does anyone here remember the 5 Volt only Smart Media cards?

I bet not.