Sentence examples for standards war from inspiring English sources

ANOTHER year, another standards war in the consumer-electronics business.

There could even be an all-out standards war.

After much wrangling, a standards war was averted when Hollywood demanded a single format.

Curiously, though, a standards war in which both companies are avoiding obvious errors may not be in anyone's best interest.

Some economists argue that this means that quality is irrelevant in a standards war, but the historical record suggests that survival of the weakest is a rare occurrence.

That is because Blu-ray is currently locked in a standards war with a rival high-definition disc format, HD-DVD, backed by Toshiba.

And that step is what may make the standards wars really interesting.

Ultimately, smart radios could do away with the standards wars that bedevil the wireless industry and so irritate users.

Standards wars involve lots of variables, and understanding them often seems more an art than a science.

That would not mean an end to standards wars: even if discs are replaced by downloads, the focus may simply shift to rivalry between software standards.

Technology may have moved on since the time of the VHS and Betamax contest but unfortunately for consumers, standards wars persist.