Why does this happen every week in technology? Is it just

Linux is getting better every day.

>>57059808
There usually is two competing standards.

Usb c vs lightning
Esata vs firewire
SD vs compact flash
Dvd plus vs dvd minus

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>>57059918
>if only apple made the lightning an open standard
>def firewire
>compact flash since having micro controllers on a micro storage device is not wise
>they are perfectly compatible standards.

And there is almost always a single logical answer. Why cant industry agree on basic things

>>57059970
Because the people who make decisions have no idea about technology.
So they will take the last one that has been shilled to them and force it on the developers.
This keeps reviving dead technologies.

>>57059808
Usually because licensing restrictions.
If you can't use the existing standard, or it costs less to reinvent it than license it, you get multiple standards.

>>57059918
>SD vs compact flash
What about MMC or sony memory stick or the new UFS?

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-introduces-worlds-first-universal-flash-storage-ufs-removable-memory-card-line-up-offering-up-to-256-gigabyte-gb-capacity

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>>57059808
Humans are hairless apes who don't tend to sniff the butts of other hairless apes to recognise them.... but can.

There. You now have a complete answer to your question.

>>57061857
*tips*