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To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (60813)	8/24/2001 2:06:56 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

So by Dave's definition, Standard can mean "common or in wide-spread use". By that definition Windows is a standard. So why don't Apple or Sun ship the Standard OS?

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (60813)	8/24/2001 2:12:38 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Respond to of 74651

>> Does "publishing" a file format make it "open"? Who other than Adobe is able to modify this "open standard"? In what sense is it "open"? It's open in the sense of a open proprietary* standard,* similar to Qualcomm's cdma air interface. Others have access to it (at a price), but qcom retains absolute control. The technology is considered a standard because of high levels of adoption rather than the support of a sanctioning body. An example of a closed proprietary standard would be Apple's OS. uf