> It speaks poorly of an industry if there is a market for a toll gate to mush things into a common format. I can't think of a single industry I know of that h

> It speaks poorly of an industry if there is a market for a toll gate to mush things into a common format. I can't think of a single industry I know of that has successfully merged their proprietary APIs. And if I'm thinking a bit harder... Some of them did not even try.