It only slows things down for technology. Netscape WAS the forefront of the internet browser, and still is in some respects, but if they stop bickering over stuff like this and spend time trying to make up their own inovations things would look a lot better for them. Microsoft didn't have it easy to make their operating system the de facto of the industry. But some how it did. I don't see what the problem is.
Big Fish eat little fish,' however they can.