> The problem is, at least in the case of image editors (and 3d editors), standard formats arguably stifle innovation because you have to break the standard to

> The problem is, at least in the case of image editors (and 3d editors), standard formats arguably stifle innovation because you have to break the standard to add anything. Indeed: that's exactly why Adobe created FXG instead of adopting SVG in the first place[1] (though they are now circling back to SVG). [1]: http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/09/30/why-adobe-chose-fxg-over-svg/ http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/09/30/why-adobe-chose-...