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Re:Google defends dropping chat federation with inaccurate c... by ubernostrum on Sunday May 26, 2013 @02:29AM (#5770263)
Yes. Standards must either come from a single absolute dictator, or from a mess of gigantic pointless committees. Those are absolutely the only two options available, and there is no middle ground of any sort whatsoever.
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Re:Google defends dropping chat federation with inaccurate c... by mcintyre1994 on Sunday May 26, 2013 @04:25AM (#5770473)
Calling Google a single absolute dictator seems like a huge stretch. I'd put Google somewhere between there and a mess of committees myself.
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Re:Google defends dropping chat federation with inaccurate c... by jamesaguilar on Sunday May 26, 2013 @03:22AM (#5770334)
History does indicate that the middle ground is fairly sparse.
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