Standards - do we need them?
Posted by
mark
on 2001-11-24 05:25:32 UTC
Well, they allow us to choose from lots of different modem
manufacturers, for one
thing. They let us buy interchangeable nuts and bolts, tires, ........
and they
keep the evil monopolists from making things totally proprietary....
And as one wag said - "The nice thing about standards is that there are
so many
to choose from. And if you don't like any of them, just wait a while, a
new one
will appear...." /mark
manufacturers, for one
thing. They let us buy interchangeable nuts and bolts, tires, ........
and they
keep the evil monopolists from making things totally proprietary....
And as one wag said - "The nice thing about standards is that there are
so many
to choose from. And if you don't like any of them, just wait a while, a
new one
will appear...." /mark