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And when at last it is time for the transition from megacorporation to planetary government, from entrepreneur to emperor, it is then that the true genius of ou
by WJW 7y ago
And when at last it is time for the transition from megacorporation to planetary government, from entrepreneur to emperor, it is then that the true genius of our strategy shall become apparent, for energy is the lifeblood of this society and when the chips are down he who controls the energy supply controls Planet. In former times the energy monopoly was called "The Power Company"; we intend to give this name an entirely new meaning.
-- CEO Nwabudike Morgan, "The Centauri Monopoly"
I recently read the book about Enron and kept thinking about this quote when it came to their lobbying efforts. "Power company" indeed.
- r00fus 7y agoI like the one that’s the riff off Microsoft’s 90s campaign “where do you want to go today?” while mocking Microsoft’s defense of its monopoly conviction. “Of course we'll bundle our MorganNet software with the new network nodes! Our customers expect no less of us. We have never sought to become a monopoly. Our products are simply so good that no one feels the need to compete with us. --Where do you want your Node today?” CEO Nwabudike Morgan, Morgan Data Systems press release