Fwd: Re: <nettime> The Economist: The Internet sells its soul

[Phil Duncan <PDuncan@AggregateStudio.com>]

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TANSTAAFL.
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This sums up quite well what the naive missed
  about the bust of the internet boom, and the subsequent
  cyber-mega-mall into which it has been morphed by those
who view it as a business opportunity rather than an open
venue for the free exchange of ideas.
Thank You.

Cheers!
-Phil

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