I realize that "compating" is a misspelling, but I prefer to read it as a portmanteau of "compatible" and "competing" and think it's quite an excellent word for

I realize that "compating" is a misspelling, but I prefer to read it as a portmanteau of "compatible" and "competing" and think it's quite an excellent word for that difficult concept except that it errs slightly too far on the "competing" side.