[Xeoncross]

It is great when there is a standard that works well for everyone.

It is great when there is competition to that bloated monopoly everyone currently uses.

I don't understand my own cognitive dissonance on this topic.

[saintfire]

I think the competition can drive the standard to improve.

People can see improvements in alternatives that still align with their principals and adopt them.

So in that regard, I don't think they are disjunct ideas.