Microsoft couldn't afford a 126 meg CCD

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RichA - 29 Aug 2006 00:41 GMT

So they built a camera with 13 small CCDs in it. They said that costs
to produce (not that it was impossible) a 126meg CCD were prohibitive.
The camera is called the Ultracam made by a company called, Vexcel and
will be used by Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping business unit.
http://www.vexcel.com/products/photogram/ultracamx/index.html

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Charlie Self - 29 Aug 2006 11:26 GMT

> So they built a camera with 13 small CCDs in it. They said that costs
> to produce (not that it was impossible) a 126meg CCD were prohibitive.
> The camera is called the Ultracam made by a company called, Vexcel and
> will be used by Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping business unit.
> http://www.vexcel.com/products/photogram/ultracamx/index.html

And your point is? Possibly that Microsoft is so rich that it shouldn't
make sensible business decisions?

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