> If the alternatives are so great, why aren’t they being adopted? It's ridiculously easy to create an alternative (30mins: [0]). Having an alternative adopted

> If the alternatives are so great, why aren’t they being adopted? It's ridiculously easy to create an alternative (30mins: [0]). Having an alternative adopted takes a considerable amount of friction. We don't always end up with the most superior in the real world anyway. (Bash, & C are hated on, but are still commonly used everywhere. MIME is a truly awful format, but runs the world of email.) [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21222267 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21222267