>these days people get music from spotify ($$) and similar services, not from torrents ($free). I'd say centralized won. My point is less about what content de

>these days people get music from spotify ($$) and similar services, not from torrents ($free). I'd say centralized won. My point is less about what content delivery systems are most prevalent at the present moment, more so about which are more survivable. Protocols and physical media outlive centralized content delivery because they are more fault tolerant. One doesn't need the commercial and technical apparatus of Amazon Inc to pick up a physical book and read it. The market trades convenience for future performance default. TCP/IP will outlive your national-post service.