The announcement of Microsoft developing a UFD platform to replace U3 could turn into a similar battle we saw 25 years ago between VHS and Betamax.宣布微软发展ufd平台，以取代的U3可能变成类似战场，我们看到25年前之间的VHS和Betamax 。
Major suppliers have already dropped the U3 platform because of high royalty fees (around 5%) to bundle less expensive software which does the same thing.主要供应已经下降U3平台，因为高的专利费（约5 ％ ）捆绑少昂贵的软件，是否同样的事情。 As these suppliers, like由于这些供应商，如 Kingston金斯敦 and Memorex, begin to和memorex ，开始 choose the alternate like Migo Software选择候补委员，像migo软件 , a heated war could surface between flash drive manufacturers. ，一场激烈的战争可能表面之间的闪存驱动器制造商。
Originally SanDisk partnered with M-Systems to develop the U3 solution, but as time went on, SanDisk bought out M-Systems and the evolution of U3 continues with this most recent partnership.原本SanDisk的合作伙伴关系，与M - Systems公司开发的U3的解决办法，但随着时间的推移， SanDisk公司收购了M - Systems和演变的U3继续与这个最近期的伙伴关系。
Microsoft is developing the software platform and SanDisk will continue offering their hardware for a total solution (微软正在开发的软件平台和SanDisk将继续提供其硬件的整体解决方案（ yes, it’sa hardware/software thing是的，这是硬体/软体的事 ). ） 。 In addition, SanDisk and Microsoft will bundle in the在此外， SanDisk和微软将捆绑在 TrustedFlash security technology在TrustedFlash安全技术 developed by SanDisk.开发SanDisk的。
“The U3 platform was established with the vision of giving customers a consistent and portable computing experience. “ U3平台建立的视野，向客户提供一个一致的和便携式电脑使用经验。 The existing 20,000 U3 software developers that joined us show the potential for smart flash memory devices,” said Yoram Cedar, executive vice president of the mobile business unit and corporate engineering at SanDisk.现有的2.0万的U3软件开发商加入我们表现出的潜力，智能快闪记忆体设备， “ Yoram Cedar说，执行副总裁，移动业务的单位和企业工程SanDisk公司。
“We expect this relationship with Microsoft will raise the overall experience for consumers given Microsoft’s unique software expertise, and grow the momentum given the large community of 3rd party companies capable of utilizing Microsoft’s technologies.” “我们预期这与微软的关系将提高整体的经验，为消费者考虑，微软的独特的软件专业知识，和成长的势头，鉴于大型社区的第三党的公司能够利用微软的技术” 。
The migration process for the 20,000 U3 developers is a straight forward and simple one - Microsoft puts the pressure back on you to make the migration.迁移过程中为20000的U3发展是一个直和发扬简单，一-微软提出的压力，回到对您作出的迁移。 Microsoft did say there will be tools to ad in the process, but the bottom line is U3 developers better get cracking if they want to see the light-of-day come mid 2008.微软说，会有工具的广告在这个过程中，但底线是在U3发展更好地得到打击，如果他们不愿看到的光的-天来2008年年中。
