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Hannu H. Kari Gives The Internet 2 More Years
erick99 writes "Dr. Hannu Kari says the Internet will will collapse in 2006 as reported in an article on ARS Technica. Yes, this is the same Dr. Kari who has predicted doom before, but it is still an entertaining read and there is more than a grain of truth in his reasoning." Reader Titney writes adds a couple of excerpts from an article on NewsRoom Finland: "The entire system will crumble to bits as the sheer bulk of rubbish circling around in the net exceeds the public pain threshold. ... When the internet is no longer operational for business purposes, one has to time warp back 10 to 20 years and make do without information networks"
Its been demonstrated that although people are willing to put up with microsoft products, they are unwilling to "trust" microsoft. Remember Microsoft Passport? Good idea, not too popular.
Passport was something else. You weren't required to use Passport to use the Internet. In this case, you will either A) know that you are using a trusted OS and like it because you don't want to have untrusted exploits doing damage, B) you won't know because you don't know/don't care, or C) you have moved to an untrusted OS for various reasons.
People will continue to use MSFT products and they will likely be happy to believe the hype that trusted OSs keep them safe from terrorists, the flu even during supposed shortages of vaccinations, and worms/viruses.
Without the freedom the Internet provides, it's just more television. And people will go back to their couch to watch TV if they can't get to chickswithbighugecocks.and.dildos.pr0n.smut.co.uk, because their couch is more comfortable anyway.
I don't see your point here. People love TV even though it's shoved down their throats.
We will not accept a non-free Internet, not after having a free one.
A lot of things used to be unregulated and now are. People over time will be assimilated. That's how it works.