Mohsen Banan Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies. This article is one of a series of articles describing various aspects of the Mobile Messaging industry and the LEAP protocols. Protocol Success Stories 2. In general, protocols can have widely differing degrees of industry tenure.
Some protocols achieve widespread adoption and usage, and persist as long-term industry standards.
Others never achieve widespread acceptance, or else have very short lifetimes before becoming obsolete or being eclipsed by competing protocols. There is no definitive set of circumstances which will guarantee either the success or failure of any particular protocol. Protocols succeed or fail as a result of a number of technical, cultural and business factors, each of which has complex effects and unpredictable results. It is our hope and our intention that the protocols succeed in this purpose. It is our hope that these protocols become enduring industry standards, that they play a key role in the growth of the Mobile Messaging industry, and that they bring long-lasting benefits to the industry and the consumer.