Direct support in Vista for Nikon file format
http://www.nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/
This is very cool! We have both a Nikon D-50 and a D-80 and I've never bothered with RAW images because of the fact that only the Nikon tools work. And I've never really liked the Nikon tools, instead preferring Microsoft Digital Image Suite and Windows Explorer.
It looks like the new support in Windows Vista for “Windows Imaging Components” which are add-ins that 3rd parties can create now fixes this! I'm excited to try it out.