"They want to have it considered to be totally proprietary to a device family while e.Digital does not. Thing is, e.Digital formatting is not tied to one physical form factor."

Rephrase...

They want to have it considered to be totally proprietary to a form factor while e.Digital does not. Thing is, e.Digital formatting is not tied to one physical form factor.

PCMCIA has seen it's day.....e.Digital has developed devices beyond PCMCIA.

doni