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wayward vagabond from homestuck: we should improve technology somewhat. well dweller: xkcd 927 "standards"
Plenty of standards are created with the express purpose of being a standard and selling the license for that standard to large companies. USB, HDMI, BlueRay, CD, Bluetooth, etc. all of these are standards designed as standards.
Which is why they often suck, no? Took years for USB to really find its footing, and now with all the EU legislation setting USB-C I feel like it's gonna become frustratingly outdated eventually.