Which is why people are uncomfortable with these stopgap solutions existing. I can't speak for anyone else, but I would much rather that this option didn't exis

Which is why people are uncomfortable with these stopgap solutions existing. I can't speak for anyone else, but I would much rather that this option didn't exist at all, because all it allows is those companies on crutches to keep hobbling. It's no big loss to the world of technology if some stubborn backwards company can't have its cake and eat it too. They have to either suck it up or lose enough money to realize that it's important. Flex and similar projects draw out that process. Frankly its a negative for everyone in the long run.