A Freakonomic Take on Open Standards and Jakarta EE
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Argues that economic theory explains why Jakarta EE and open standards reduce vendor lock in, boost interoperability and lower entry costs; uses concepts from the JCP and Jakarta EE history and community experience to show how monopoly power and network effects operate, how governance and intellectual property rules change adoption rates, and how open standards create measurable competition; presents concrete mechanisms — governance, licensing, and tooling — that actually increased ecosystem participation and made Jakarta EE viable.
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