Why TCP/IP won: 1. Flexibility: Worked across diverse hardware/networks. 2. Simplicity: Smaller, modular protocol suite compared to OSI. 3. Open & Free: No licensing fees; anyone could implement it. 4. Early Deployment: DARPA/DoD adoption and ARPANET “flag day” created momentum. 5. Scalability: Datagram-based design allowed the global Internet to grow organically. 6. “Rough Consensus and Running Code”: The IETF’s approach meant working software came before bureaucracy. Sound like #nostr ?