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It very much depends on what standards one is discussing and what the target is.
Massachusetts want OPEN standards. I don't think there was ever any mention of how many.
There are many cases where the existence of multiple standards is a good thing. Take electrical ones. There are different standards for normal and explosive-atmosphere environments. The latter is a more expensive standard so why use it in a normal environment?
As long as document standards are open it is almost (but not quite) irrelevant how many there are. Evolution will look after the rest.
Alan Yates was doing his best to confuse the politicians. MS XML will only be open when MS:
1. Fully document the binary header.
2. Issue a clear and unambiguous open source licence.
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