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Most network protocols like TCP/IP are royalty-free open standards. They have a monopoly in the sense that IPX et al are dead and gone, but that's not the same
by zrm 8y ago
Most network protocols like TCP/IP are royalty-free open standards. They have a monopoly in the sense that IPX et al are dead and gone, but that's not the same thing as having a single company in control of them.
- paulddraper 8y agoIn terms of economic capitalism yes, but more abstractly "market share" goes to a select few winners: ARP, IP, TCP, and HTTP. Because things are easier when devices use the same protocols as many other devices.