Right. Standards exist so that we can get interoperability; expensive
licenses limit interoperability.
No, expensive licenses place an upper bound on the number of
interoperable implementations.
I believe it comes to the same thing. Interop is not actually the end
goal; it is a tool to prevent vendor lock-in by maximizing people's choice
of implementations. If a standard is subject to an expensive license,
that raises the bar on who can implement it, which reduces choice.
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