And these things will die because they have been superseded by something superior. What is the bad thing in that? That is what startups are all about after all.

And these things will die because they have been superseded by something superior. What is the bad thing in that? That is what startups are all about after all. In addition, there will be tons and tons of new opportunity to build on this. I suppose one can hate the fact that the Internet killed a lot of BBSs, but it sure created more opportunity to build an industry than what these BBSs offered.