(First published March 28, 2003 on the “Networks, Economics, and Culture” mailing list)
“The future always comes too fast and in the wrong order.” — Alvin Toffler
For most of the past year, on many US airlines, those phones inserted into the middle seat have borne a label reading “Service Disconnected.” Those labels tell a simple story — people don’t like to make $40 phone calls. They tell a more complicated one as well, about the economics of connectivity and about two competing visions for access to our various networks. One of these visions is the one everyone wants — ubiquitous and convenient — and the other vision is the one we get — spotty and cobbled together.
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Decidan ustedes! 😀
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Linux took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich Victory could be a huge step in climb by up-and-comer
On the brink of losing a pivotal account to an ascending rival, Microsoft last March dispatched CEO Steve Ballmer to the rescue.
The German city of Munich was balking at a $36.6 million proposal from Microsoft to upgrade 14,000 desktop PCs to the latest versions of Windows and Office. Instead, Munich — Germany’s third-largest city and a technology hub for Central Europe — was leaning toward a switch to Linux, the upstart computer operating system whose open-source code is continually improved by volunteer programmers worldwide.
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My so called life* 