[Feynman]

Replying to Grand

Thanks.

I'll ponder on that. But I'm not sure it will work that way. This entails that companies will be able to produce a very large variety of content, that every company will strive to become the latest wal-mart. But I'm not convinced the model applies to the internet as well as it does to meatspace. Heck, I'm not even sure the Wal-Mart concept will last. As systems complexify, they become less and less manageable.

The internet is fairly new, and new people are getting on it everyday. The public did not settle yet into a stable usage pattern, and they will not as long as the technologies change, opening new opportunities for entry-level people. The businesspeople did not settle yet either. How long has it been since you've seen a new marketing scheme in meatspace? There's probably a new one that emerged last week on the net, and maybe another one the week before last...

But this reply is very rhetorical. In fact, I haven't got a clue.