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There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.


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We never, ever in the history of mankind have had access to so much information so quickly and so easily.



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We will have more Internet, larger numbers of users, more mobile access, more speed, more things online and more appliances we can control over the Internet.



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I expect to see a lot of household appliances on the Net by 2010, as well as autos and other mobile devices.



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They say a year in the Internet business is like a dog year.. equivalent to seven years in a regular person's life. In other words, it's evolving fast and faster.



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