Yes, and after 2000 it was again a niche for a while (though not quite so tiny). The collapse of dot com bubble also resulted in lack of faith in internet based

Yes, and after 2000 it was again a niche for a while (though not quite so tiny). The collapse of dot com bubble also resulted in lack of faith in internet based businesses in general, lack of investment and difficult market conditions. The landscape of 2003 was much different than that of 2013, when internet startups again were fully en vogue.