Governments may have a legitimate role to play here only because of the impact the Internet has on markets and competition. Perhaps the inevitable ossification/

Governments may have a legitimate role to play here only because of the impact the Internet has on markets and competition. Perhaps the inevitable ossification/fragmentation will precipitate a bigger shift. I think we will see a return to a non-commercial community focused Internet. Software built by developer collectives or open-source communities could very easily win users away from mega-corp software and the instability in user confidence could be the falling domino that triggers this new wave of Internet actors.