"Prefer Adobe Camera Raw" - What exactly does this do?

What is the significance of the "Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for JPEG and TIFF"?
I ran into the following issue:
I update some of the fields in the IPTC metadata. In particular the title and keywords. I'm running Vista 64, and both changes faithfully appear when I view the file with Vista's picture browser or even in Windows Explorer. So far so good.
I'm then also uploading the pictures to a Menalto Gallery website. Here is when I run into trouble.
- If I have Prefer ACR checked of when I update the IPTC then the gallery website does not pick up on the metadata.
- If I have Prefer ACR checked off when I update the IPTC then the gallery website is able to pick up on the metadata and assign captions on the website accordingly.
So I'm trying to figure out what the difference between prefer ACR on and off is, and why this would affect reading of the metadata by a third party application.
Thanks!
Carlos

After much digging, I've been able to come up with a rough answer to my own question.
It appears that when the "prefer ACR" setting is on, Bridge saves older versions of the Metadata (in the XMP IDF, I believe). When displaying a file's metadata, Bridge knows to only display the latest version.
It would appear that Windows Vista's built-in photo tools are also smart enough to only display the latest version of the metadata. Other tools (such as the Gallery software), however, appear to get confuse and display an older version of the metadata.
In short, the conclusion I've arrived at is: If you want higher compatibility across applications, turn OFF "prefer ACR". If you value versioning information then keep ON "prefer ACR".

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