Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Similar arguments go for things like power distribution, or rail 
>>> networks. 
>>
>> Rail networks aren't a monopoly. They didn't even have compatible 
>> rails for a long time, since it wasn't really that much of a problem 
>> to switch cars.
> 
> In which country?

The USA.

Anyone who builds a large network after there's already a clear winner 
somewhere else is likely to adopt the same standards, or at least recognise 
that there's going to be a need for standards.

Did the UK have analog cell phones, out of curiousity?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
    Ada - the programming language trying to avoid
    you literally shooting yourself in the foot.

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