But that wouldn&#x27;t get the buzz and attention of the latest techno fanboy circle jerk.<p>I agree completely that these things should use open standards first, and possibly support closed&#x2F;app specific protocols&#x2F;Apis second, if said app doesn&#x27;t support an open standard.<p>But that doesn&#x27;t work for a lot of devs these days, because it&#x27;s not an instant popularity contest winner