Worth noting we could have also had other technologies such as the answering machine, and television.[1] Tim Wu wrote an awesome book called "The Master Switch"

Worth noting we could have also had other technologies such as the answering machine, and television.[1] Tim Wu wrote an awesome book called "The Master Switch" about entrenched companies using their power to block emerging technologies. Radio fought to keep television out of the market, and the telegraph operators fought tooth and nail to keep the phone from gaining acceptance. 1. http://io9.gizmodo.com/5691604/how-ma-bell-shelved-the-future-for-60-years http://io9.gizmodo.com/5691604/how-ma-bell-shelved-the-futur...