Re: Google, etc, and their proprietary protocols

[Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>]

Michael Thomas wrote:
>
> I know there are a whole lot of things that Google is doing for 
> configuration, casting of urls (cf chromecast), etc which use 
> proprietary protocols. Lots of other vendors are inventing the same or 
> similar wheels. Can anybody tell me why these haven't been 
> standardized? Is it politics? It sure is a PITA to not be able to send 
> a URL to Apple Device or cast from Firefox onto my chromecast. I 
> assume that this tangle applies for every other ecosystem like Apple 
> and Amazon.
>
> Does anybody know the history and/or why we suffer this mess? I mean, 
> the base level mechanisms seem pretty well understood.
>
Because Google, contrary to stated position, can be intentionally evil.  
It started when they broke calendaring.

Miles Fidelman

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