> When a new item of technology is introduced as an option that an individual can accept or not as he chooses, it does not necessarily REMAIN optional. This is

> When a new item of technology is introduced as an option that an individual can accept or not as he chooses, it does not necessarily REMAIN optional. This is offtopic, but I am reminded of how Slack initially supported IRC gateways and recently discontinued them. It’s not a percect likeness to this quote’s point. But I think it’s interesting this pattern of initially optional technology, then de facto standardized technology emerges ubiquitously. I suppose it’s arguable that embrace, extend and extinguish is the purposeful, deliberate manifestation of this pattern, arbitrated by a single entity (i.e. a company with a new technology). Edit: Jeez an immediate downvote? The comment was barely posted a minute ago :)