"In order for large enterprises to invest heavily into a technology, they need some assurances that the technology is viable and the viability often comes in th

"In order for large enterprises to invest heavily into a technology, they need some assurances that the technology is viable and the viability often comes in the form of the backing of corporate stewards. " That, or you could bet on open standards instead, which probably has corporate backing as well. Seems to me that the backing of corporations on proprietary technology doesn't always work out - corporations do go down the drain sometimes, or withdraw support.