The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of over 900 active standards and more than 500 standards under development.

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Unlike Microsoft, Apple is not active in the WebRTC standards committees, and nobody knows what Apple is planning to do.

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Supporters of the stay-and-fix-it approach say it encourages retailers to play a more-active role in lifting standards, increasing the odds factories will fall in line.

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