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    Negotiation Frames Entry #0338

    Why the word fair is a claim, not a description

    Fairness has several defensible standards that give different answers. Naming one as fair asserts a choice among them while sounding like an observation.

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    The hidden part #0338

    Fair is not an observation about an outcome. It is an assertion that one standard among several should govern.

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    Platform Mechanics Entry #0296

    Why open standards lose to closed ones with better defaults

    Nobody chooses a format. They accept the one that works without configuration, and the better committee loses to the better installer.

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    The hidden part #0296

    A standard that must be chosen competes against one that is already selected. Increasing returns then make the early gap permanent.

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