Why did Tesla wait until now to open up its charging connector standard?

Tesla recently opened up their charging connector standard to be used by other manufacturers. Why did they wait until now? Is it too late, or could it become the dominant standard at some point?

This is a clip from Tesla Motors Club Podcast #26. The full podcast video is available here: https://youtu.be/ue2EZ0bdfMw

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