#!markdown
Yup, and I saw you raised it elsewhere. The problem is that a few companies in
the industry know perfectly well that they can throw their weight around and
everyone else will follow. And those larger players will benefit - they reap
the profits as the marketplace jumps on the new "standard" while smaller
players are hemorrhaging cash as they pointlessly re-tool. This dynamic isn't
really anything new, but the frequency with which a couple companies are
pushing for these shifts is starting to reach a fever pitch.
And as much as I gripe about this stuff, Kudos for not only confronting the
issue, but wading into anonymous internet "discussions" about it.
April 23, 2015, 5:26 p.m. - Toaster
#!markdown Yup, and I saw you raised it elsewhere. The problem is that a few companies in the industry know perfectly well that they can throw their weight around and everyone else will follow. And those larger players will benefit - they reap the profits as the marketplace jumps on the new "standard" while smaller players are hemorrhaging cash as they pointlessly re-tool. This dynamic isn't really anything new, but the frequency with which a couple companies are pushing for these shifts is starting to reach a fever pitch. And as much as I gripe about this stuff, Kudos for not only confronting the issue, but wading into anonymous internet "discussions" about it.