alt Hacker NewsDo you expect that browsers relying on closed standards would result in more competition under the same circumstances? You didn't demonstrate that.
Do you expect that browsers relying on closed standards would result in more competition under the same circumstances? You didn't demonstrate that.
My original demonstration wasn't actually the browser question. Auto manufacturers did show much higher levels of competition before standards and shared components.
Though it is worth noting that there was heavy competition in the browser space prior to the specs we have today. Part of the reason we ended up with a heavily spec-driven web is precisely because the high level of competition was leading to claims of corporate espionage, and it was expected that end user experience would be better with standards.
I absolutely agree the end user experience is better. I disagree that has anything to do with competition.