Originally posted by Yamanobori The pixel war will end when consumers stop buy cars because of the model standing next to it...
The pixel war will slow down a bit as fabs catch up with Moore's Law, which has yet to be repealed, which was even extended in yesterday's news on nanotube circuitry.
So, the war: A truce will be declared. All parties will escalate their armaments. When the next batch of bombs are ready, hostilities will resume. Yes, and televised live.
But the war has another front, not based on MY MEGAPICKLES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR MEGAPICKLES. The other theatre of combat is: computers. 24-30-36-42-50 megapickle images need serious horsepower to process, both in-camera and on the desktop / laptop / wherever. And CPU-makers don't seem to be delivering faster processors or platforms. Markets are more for small, light, Web- and video-enabled, but low-powered systems. Gigapickle cameras need appropriate workstations at the right price points. I can't process .PEFs on my decade-old VAIO mini-laptop, not if they're to be finished before the heat death of the universe.
So, the war: Armies travel on their bellies, said Napoleon. Logistics rule. Until the next batch of giga-workstations can feed the troops, the megapickle truce will hold.