> In 1989 the U.S. software industry group, ADAPSO, concluded in a report on Japanese software that TRON had “strong undertones of nationalism and will have the

> In 1989 the U.S. software industry group, ADAPSO, concluded in a report on Japanese software that TRON had “strong undertones of nationalism and will have the practical effect of impeding foreign penetration of the Japanese market.” This is revealing and a highly important point. A "universal" IT standard like TRON can only come from an entity that has essentially governmental authority over digital technology. It can't come from just a smartphone company or software company, because competitors and other companies have no incentive to comply. It's a bit of a conundrum, because a universal open standard could be really nice for the average hacker, but its practical existence implies an entity that has near total dominion over tech standards. I.e. some entity that could force Apple and Google to implement the standard for all their products.