Why haven't the industries embraced open platforms
aristus: I don't think it's solely politics or technical merit.Put it this way: I'll bet your personal computer is well-maintained, well-researched, and generally works better than the average civilian's. The same probably goes for people in your immediate family.Now imagine a lawyer who does not know anyone who is a programmer. Odds are her computer is a virus-filled default Dell piece of crap, or if it's not, she pays someone a lot of money to keep it running for them. It works, but is probably not A+ for the money.Meanwhile you pay lots of money for legal advice and general legal know-how... and how do you even choose the right lawyer? You end up depending on your friend's anecdotes. Ignorance costs you in money and quality.Same thing with non-tech industries. They simply don't know enough to ask and to evaluate risk/benefit correctly.