You have good points, but this article really isn't about Amazon or Google or their recent developments. This KP guy presumes: - you need VC to get a startup

You have good points, but this article really isn't about Amazon or Google or their recent developments. This KP guy presumes: - you need VC to get a startup off the ground - the end game for all startup people is a $billion+ IPO or buyout - "web 2.0" has any real meaning. We all know "web 2.0" doesn't really mean anything in itself: it's just a stamp we're putting on the current state of the web. Unless the whole web is about to die, I think we're OK.