> b) use that dependency to skim the cream off every economic activity. Exactly. Probably the most important quote of modern times is, I think it was a CEO of

> b) use that dependency to skim the cream off every economic activity. Exactly. Probably the most important quote of modern times is, I think it was a CEO of an ISP that said it: "we don't want to be the dumb pipes" (during a comparison with a water utility company). Everyone wants to seek rents for recurring revenue someone else actually generates.