Unfortunately that tweet is pretty accurate for a lot of fields. Although there are examples that show it can be done. Look at email and Git for example, or HTT

Unfortunately that tweet is pretty accurate for a lot of fields. Although there are examples that show it can be done. Look at email and Git for example, or HTTP, WebRTC and browser js/css in general. I think it is up to us OSS nerds to keep working towards a world that is more interoperable, preferring protocols over implementations. It is either that or giving up entirely and rolling over to the whims of Google, Meta and other big corps. In the two minutes it took me to write this comment Google has released two new chat apps, fragmenting my contact list even more /s.