> Take Apple: their entire business model is reliant upon the government never waking up to enforcing open standards and protocols If the government mandates p

> Take Apple: their entire business model is reliant upon the government never waking up to enforcing open standards and protocols If the government mandates protocol X, then protocol X is no longer open. The body directing the development of protocol X becomes an extended part of the government (or simply a direct part), and is subject to an entirely different level of political influence. > People are just too dumb to see it... I honestly don't believe you can share, understand, or speak for the interests of people you hold in contempt. The thing is, they aren't dumb, no more so than you, I or anyone else. You may not understand their perspective, but they have one whether you can see it or not.