10 tech standards, standing on the wall 10 tech standards, standing on the wall And if one new standard could unify them all There'll be 11 tech standards, standing on the wall.

There seems to be very few standards at the application layer, but there are tons of standards at lower layers. Take a look at [IEEE](https://www.ieee.org/), [ITU-T](https://www.itu.int/en/Pages/default.aspx), and the [Broadband Forum](https://www.broadband-forum.org/). Tons and tons of standards at lower layers. Too many standards at higher layers could pose some benefits, but I think it could also stifle innovation.

Makes sense, tech companies are worried about losing people, but we need to go towards decentralization. It's the ultimate source of freedom for users online

https://xkcd.com/927/