The talk of standards about the Internet among companies has been constant. Take XML; the chemical industry alone came up with three standards. I believe standards are for real when they are finally executed, implemented and accepted.

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Most can't transition their technologies over too quickly because it adversely affects their [proprietary software] revenues. But if more money is being derived from open source, then they need to be seen as big supporters of it. It is a tightrope they have to walk.

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