No, I was not Microsoft-bashing (honest!!).  Just pointing out that all of
the developers of USB are/were large, for-profit enterprises.
Considering the players, you can expect the mentality that a $2500
registration fee is negligible.

Dale

On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Andrew Warren wrote:

> Dale Botkin <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > > looks like extortion to me.
> >
> > Let's see...  who was it that came up with USB again?
>
> Dale:
>
> I assume you're implying that Microsoft's involvement with the
> development of USB has some bearing on the current price of a USB
> VID.
>
> I'm also assuming that you didn't mean for that comment to be taken
> too seriously... But still, I think it's worth pointing out that the
> original USB 1.0 specification was developed jointly by Compaq, DEC,
> IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom; the committees that
> developed the 1.1 and 2.0 versions of the specification included
> people from even more companies; and the USBIF, which is responsible
> for maintaining and promoting the USB standard, is an independent
> organization.
>
> Microsoft doesn't have an unreasonably-large influence over the USB
> specification or the policies of the USBIF.
>
> -Andy
>
>
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