Anytime you have multiple independent companies who are competitive with each other collaborating on a shared standard, progress is going to be slow. This is e

Anytime you have multiple independent companies who are competitive with each other collaborating on a shared standard, progress is going to be slow. This is especially exacerbated in web browsers when a participant with a large market share intentionally stalls progress for competitive reasons (Safari, when web browser functionality gets too close to native apps).