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Is the Internet a Silver Bullet?

  • Subject: Is the Internet a Silver Bullet?
  • From: openeconomies(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu (Iqbal Mohomed)
  • Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:25:08 -0700 (PDT)
  • In-reply-to: <F167wr2UAaTzvb5YI9I00004905@hotmail.com>
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Hi Finbarr,

1) On the Moore's law point ... actually you don't get
infinite regression (from a pure economic standpoint).
I am attaching a gif file that illustrates what is
going on. If you can't access the file, let me know
and I'll try to host on a web site.

2) I agree that developing nations should not be
focused on keeping up with the fashionable 
technologies of their developed counterparts. However,
there is almost always a reduction in average cost
associated with new technology. E.g. One voice port in
a TDMA cellular system costs 2000 Dollars while the
average cost of one port is 1200 Dollars in a CDMA
system (the numbers are not exact). This is mainly due
to the fact that you have a much higher system
capacity in the newer technology.


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