Nikon Takes Step Backwards

It appears that the latest batch of D70 bodies in the US are now arriving without Nikon View (only Picture Project and the trial Capture copy are included). Nikon's sales reps are only talking about Picture Project and Capture. I regard this as another step backwards for Nikon's software offerings (pulling out the ability to automatically catalog images into Cumulus as you transferred was another; the ability should have been expanded to support other programs, not pulled out). IMHO, Picture Project is a strategic mistake, as it simply means that people like me will begin very loudly recommending third-party software over that which Nikon supplies. Since many of those third-party programs are branching out into NEF support (Breezebrowser, iMatch, Portfolio, etc.), this has long range impact on the success of Capture. If you're going to try to sell someone razor blades, the razor you give away better be decent enough to be useful.

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