Wir unterschätzen systematisch die Kraft, die in der Normierung steckt. Auf den ersten Blick erscheint sie wie ein preussisches Relikt oder eine Denkhaltung aus der Sowjet-Ära. Doch im Grunde ist Normierung der wahre Motor des Fortschritts, der Vielfalt und der Kreativität.

Where is all this going? The great thing about HTML, HTTP, TCP/IP, XML, and SOAP is that once they were adopted as Standards - and everything and everyone became increasingly interoperable and interconnected - software companies stopped competing over who got to control the fire Hydrant nozzles and focused on who could make better hoses and fire trucks to pump more water. Once a Standard takes hold, people start to focus on the quality of what they are doing as opposed to how they are doing it. In other words, once everyone could connect with everyone eise, they got busy on the real value add, which was coming up with the most useful and nifty Software applications to enhance collaboration, innovation, and creativity.