Mad Penguin: The Digital Tipping Point: The Culture Of Freedom In Cyberspace

"Ten years from now, if someone asks you how much how much you paid for your operating system or office productivity suite, you'll think that they are joking. If we're lucky, that is.

"If we're unlucky, you'll say that it's 'only' $45.00 per month, unless your kid sister sneaks onto the computer and logs in, because the mandatory iris identification cam on your computer noticed that someone other than YOU was sitting at your keyboard, in which case you were charged an extra $1.00 per hour for that 'extra' user..."

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