I'm not sure the comparison is so precise that the outcome is predicted. There's no sure bet that Facebook will go the way of AOL. I like this comparison more

I'm not sure the comparison is so precise that the outcome is predicted. There's no sure bet that Facebook will go the way of AOL. I like this comparison more as a mitigating factor to closed-web alarmism. This is not the first time the open web has felt itself under attack. And if a big player DOES make moves to try to get in between the free flow of information we all know and love, there are historical examples of the free web fighting back, and winning! I don't use Facebook, but I don't think it's evil... yet. But it's shown some scary tendencies. It's nice to know we've seen a company abuse it's massively dominant market share, and pay.