This would give consumers a way to choose quality levels. Storm is also trying to get manufacturers to recognize another life-expectancy problem the rapid pace of change in consumer technology. An excellent example comes from the field of digital tape recording. Just as we are beginning to accept DAT recorders which use tiny tapes that work like videocassettes along comes an announcement from two manufacturers that they'll have an entirely different digital tape system in a year or two. It is just this sort of puzzle that Storm would like to see eliminated.
All manufacturers have to do is agree in advance on various standards.
A look at the brief history of consumer electronics shows how much the industry needs to get its act together. I wish William Storm lots of luck. He'll need it.