Only if they aren't profitable. Given the economic efficiency and execution speed of startups relative to freelancers/consultants and big organizations, it seem

Only if they aren't profitable. Given the economic efficiency and execution speed of startups relative to freelancers/consultants and big organizations, it seems more likely they'll be the business class emerging victorious from the information revolution. It's what happened last time: those who built industrial tech that scaled beat both the cottage workers and the monarchs. Some of the industrial giants might survive the wake of the computer, but it will probably be the same way the crowns did the engine: in name (and static, material wealth) only. Eventually the most valuable asset of the New York Times will probably be the brand and real estate.