Comment Re:What is so unfair about "fair?" (Score 1) 219
Very few standards are EVER legislated as compulsory.
Standards body are absolutely NOT the government. Participation is voluntary, and so is compliance.
Standards are best possible alternative to government. "If you like this, great! If don't like it, you are free to do whatever you want."
Which is, uh, why there are so MANY Standards. Or, as we used to say, "one for everybody."
People LIKE Standards. If I want to buy an "802.11ac" wireless access point, I have no clue what 802.11ac is, but I have a good chance it will work with other 802.11ac devices.