Technology for the Greater Good

To the delight of Sun Microsystems, Korea has chosen Java as the download interface for its standard, meaning all Korean carriers would have to use Java and no other interfaces, including Qualcomm’s BREW platform…
It could be argued that in pursuing standards such as WIPI and Wibro, the Korean government is only pursuing the greater good for Korean consumers…However, single-minded aggressiveness, while providing a head start, also can be a bad thing.

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