In a locked thread I only saw today, M. Reichmann said:
"In future years when a format that one of your cameras used to use no longer is supported, because the manufacturer has gone out of business or moved on to other things, don't come crying to me."
My question is: if a given RAW format is supported today by Adobe, meaning Adobe's DNG Converter is today capable of reading it and generating a DNG, why is it that such format cannot be read by a future Adobe's DNG converter in X years when such format manufacturer is out of business?
The issue seems to me that beyond the longevity and support of a given proprietary RAW format, there is also the question of the longevity and support of DNG (format and engine).