more monopoly?

interesting article on the bbc website, looking at the latest in online demand purchasing from google.

one of google's co-founders, larry page used the lauch at ces to

make a plea for gadget makers to agree to common standards so that devices would just work with each other and use a standard power supply.

great idea to make things work and be accessible for us ordinary punters, but is it a cloaked attempt to develop monopolies and stifle creativity and diversity?

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