Yes it was but the thing is that the problem to solve then got harder. Think about video streaming, 3d acceleration, sound input and output. Then whereas you

Yes it was but the thing is that the problem to solve then got harder. Think about video streaming, 3d acceleration, sound input and output. Then whereas you previously had only a handful of vendors to coerce into agreement, now you have a multitude of individuals that are going to complain for every change.