Microsoft Corp has agreed to change
its new Windows XP operating
system to make it easier for users to access the Eastman Kodak digital camera
software and services they have installed on their computers. The change also
would make it easier to launch any other third-party photo editing software on a computer. Windows XP is set for release in October. Rochester, N.Y.-based Kodak complained that an early version failed to automatically direct Kodak camera
owners to a list where they could easily access Kodak's photo printing services
when they plug their digital camera into their computers. Under an agreement to
be announced Monday, Microsoft will change the presentation of options on a
digital camera connection from a drop-down menu to a list of third-party digital
photo applications.
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