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The internet was mostly over in 2001. Of all the parts we really only kept the web, and even that is just a shell for ads now.
by morelisp 4y ago
The internet was mostly over in 2001. Of all the parts we really only kept the web, and even that is just a shell for ads now.
- nine_k 4y agoWell, no. Bittorent is not web, and it is huge. IMs are not web, and they are ubiquitous. Same with internet phone and video communication, which is mostly not web, even though it can be adapted to running in a browser. Multiplayer gaming is most.definitely not web, and it's quite popular. None of the above is esoteric; it's used by tens of millions to billions of people. Of course the browser has eaten a lot, but there are still large pockets if the internet where it's not really adequate.
- monstertank 4y agoWhat do you mean mostly over? It's used to run the entire planet these days...how is that over? What am I missing in your comment?
- cafard 4y agoHas AWS heard this?
- morelisp 4y agoA particularly poignant example given that it's AWS and not AIS...