> I've read a lot the car analogy in this context. Maybe what you want is > more like requiring that it is possible to exchange motors and > transmissions between brands at will? My Opel has a BMW 6 cyl engine, the Volkswagen my father used to have had a 5 cyl Audi engine, the Seat Cordoba my friend had was with a Porshe engine, Rovers used to be equipped with Honda engine :-) Tamas On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Gerhard Fiedler wrote: > Peter wrote: > > > I can't see why a $5 phone charger [...] can achieve that while a $300 > > operating system and proprietary standards collection can't > > I've got three phones here, each with a charger. As much as I try, each > of the chargers doesn't seem to fit into the other two phones :) > > I've read a lot the car analogy in this context. Maybe what you want is > more like requiring that it is possible to exchange motors and > transmissions between brands at will? This would really boost > competition, would be welcomed by many, and would completely shake up > the car market as we know it, but it is so far from reality that > probably nobody even dreams about this. > > Gerhard > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- Rudonix DoubleSaver http://www.rudonix.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist