One telephone connects to any other telephone in the world. Standardization promotes interoperability. Interoperability means that you have choices, that you are not locked into one supplier or vendor. A video that is designed to be played only on a specific computer platform and email that may be read only via a specific Internet Service Provider are examples of bad technology. Video should be viewable on all platforms and email should be accessible through any Internet service provider.
Good technology is simple.
Simplicity is a slippery concept, but the best technologies can be learned by looking at the input device, not by studying a manual. Running the program is a different matter. Good technology, by contrast, is intuitive. To use an elevator, I press the floor number. To make a phone call, I dial the number.