Open standards Interoperability

open standards rely on broadly consultative , inclusive group including representatives vendors, academics , others holding stake in development discusses , debates technical , economic merits, demerits , feasibility of proposed common protocol. after doubts , reservations of members addressed, resulting common document endorsed common standard. document subsequently released public, , henceforth becomes open standard. published , available freely or @ nominal cost , comers, no further encumbrances. various vendors , individuals (even not part of original group) can use standards document make products implement common protocol defined in standard, , interoperable design, no specific liability or advantage customer choosing 1 product on on basis of standardised features. vendors products compete on quality of implementation, user interface, ease of use, performance, price, , host of other factors, while keeping customers data intact , transferable if chooses switch competing product business reasons.