Let me take you back to the early 1990s ... (wobbly dissolve) ... your narrator is still engaged in a previous career as a consultant in electronic messaging systems ... he has some hair still, a 60-a-day ciggie habit, and a Lotus Elan S2 ... "the internet" is starting to take off a bit, but we still have to compile web-servers from source code ... mobile (cell) 'phones are common in business but still haven't exploded onto the mass market in the UK ... our small company is known for innovative thinking and doing stuff others (including the likes of Lotus - remember them? - and IBM) won't touch ... we are approached by a couple of young geezers who have an idea about connecting this "SMS" thing that mobiles have to the web ... well, of course, we looked at their idea, discussed it amongst ourselves, and politely turned them down ... I mean, who was ever going to type in stupid little 160-character messages on a stupid little 'phone keyboard, let alone then want to put them on the internet?
My long winded point being, of course, that just because I don't think something is a good idea doesn't mean it isn't or doesn't have commercial possibilities; saying the Digipod isn't an SLR or isn't "full-frame" is missing the point. No-one will want it as an alternative to other cameras, but they might easily buy one as an additional camera .. it might be (God Forbid) FUN...
My long winded point being, of course, that just because I don't think something is a good idea doesn't mean it isn't or doesn't have commercial possibilities; saying the Digipod isn't an SLR or isn't "full-frame" is missing the point. No-one will want it as an alternative to other cameras, but they might easily buy one as an additional camera .. it might be (God Forbid) FUN...
