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Joshua Allen wrote: > > Actually, that is *exactly* what Steve Case is thinking. The thing that > was remarkable about Napster was how quickly Sean Fanning was able to > move from nothing to a practical monopoly in such a short time -- all > without paying an ounce of attention to the standards. So I think that > Dave's point is that predicting a system's demise based on its adherence > (or lack of) to standards, is not very reliable. Napster died because > it stepped on the toes of the media companies, not because it had a poor > record of working in standards organizations. I don't think that this is what Dave is saying because I don't think anyone has been arguing that standardization is the make or break factor for applications. So it would be attacking a strawman. I see Dave's argument as "popularity beats rigor." Paul Prescod
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