These include the heightened risk of industrial espionage during inspections and the possible loss of proprietary business information through other means.
They rely on algorithms, those often proprietary mathematical equations and processes which make it possible to perform computational feats beyond the reach of the naked brain.
Developers have already proven themselves willing to adapt phone applications for use on tablets and refrigerators, and it's our sincere hope that proprietary systems are pushed as far away as humanly possible in order to allow that kind of innovation to completely change how we interact with the interiors of vehicles to come.
At the risk of seeming Google-centric, I have to point out that it's even possible to manage basic documents and spreadsheets online -- once proprietary to bloated Microsoft Office products -- for free with Google Docs.
One is that innovators jealously guard their proprietary technologies through patents, lawsuits and secrecy, to maximise for as long as possible the above-normal profits they can earn from their innovation.
They developed proprietary software systems, designed and manufactured chips, built computers and created the infrastructure that made the Internet possible.