For one or two standards? There's just the headache of getting approval to spend the money.
But when it gets to dozens/hundreds, plus requiring vendors to have their own copies, it quickly multiplies into a massive burden. And that's not even getting into the open source issues.
Not to mention the fact that you might not know if you NEED the ISO until after you've already bought it.
But when it gets to dozens/hundreds, plus requiring vendors to have their own copies, it quickly multiplies into a massive burden. And that's not even getting into the open source issues.
Not to mention the fact that you might not know if you NEED the ISO until after you've already bought it.