Absolutley true. However, the form factors really haven't changed that much in the last decade; at some point, it makes sense to standardize, even at the cost o

Absolutley true. However, the form factors really haven't changed that much in the last decade; at some point, it makes sense to standardize, even at the cost of further innovation. I am absolutely grateful that my plumbing and electrical fittings are standardized. I'm grateful that most (old-school) electrical devices use the same four kinds of batteries, and get really frustrated at the coin-batteries that come in 20 something different sizes, because I almost never have the right size around. And I'm grateful that we charge almost all of our devices by a small number of USB connectors. Because standardization is also a boon to innovation, or rather, a lack of standardization can get in the way of innovating, especially at the level of interoperating services and hardware.