Standards: I’m Sick And Tired Of The Whole Mess.

‘Standards’ help to reduce costs and move technology into the hands of more people. ‘Standards’ are everywhere, right?

Hard drives. Tires. DVDs. TVs. Clothing. Electricity. When you stop to look closely, ‘standards’ just aren’t what they’re supposed to be. Take DVDs, for example…

Wait. Let me preface that with a little definition and some other examples of ‘standards’ that really are not standard.

Merrium-Webster defines ‘standard’ as: 3 : something established by.... (excerpted).

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