Last year we asked Microsoft "Can you guarantee that in 2020 computers would be able to read .jpg files.
- 2020 is just 12 years away
- 97% of people we surveyed said that they wanted to keep their photos for 'life' or 'generations'
- JPEG is the most common picture file format.
Microsoft's answer
Microsoft has always spent a huge amount of time and resources in providing backward compatibility wherever possible in its products. We will continue to take this approach. However, it is impossible for any technology company to see as far into the future as 2020 with the degree of certainty suggested
Can you afford to leave your cherished photos in formats (let alone media) that will not be able to be read?
For more background go to "A dire warning" - by OPUSalbums.com
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