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Capitalism Didn’t Make the iPhone, You iMbecile

newtboy says...

Eventually. My brother was online before there was an internet, trading programs for his Apple 2 over the phone lines, and the web existed for years before the possibility of profit, and much longer before any profit was realised. The nerds (myself included) drove the expansion for quite a while, but I don't deny commerce has made it ubiquitous and fast. Companies want you to enjoy the experience of buying from them so you come back, so they have an incentive to continue funding advancements that benefit the market, making more potential customers.
There are many incentives not based on profit too, as you mentioned. I don't think it's an either/or equation.

Didn't iPhones basically create the smartphone market?

vil said:

But it (the internet) took off based on the possibility of profit. Got stolen from the nerds.

Of course basic research needs public funding. No direct profit - no market value. Some capitalists (entrepreneurs, people who invest their private property) look beyond direct profit and fund science, or arts, people are whimsical.

Iphones need a market. Without a market who would care if someone invented the Iphone?

Capitalism Didn’t Make the iPhone, You iMbecile

vil says...

But it (the internet) took off based on the possibility of profit. Got stolen from the nerds.

Of course basic research needs public funding. No direct profit - no market value. Some capitalists (entrepreneurs, people who invest their private property) look beyond direct profit and fund science, or arts, people are whimsical.

Iphones need a market. Without a market who would care if someone invented the Iphone?

newtboy said:

The first retail internet transaction wasn't until 94.

Why Does the US Not Have Supersonic ASMs?

8th Grade Sax Speedrun of Flight Of The Bumblebee

WE ARE NASA!

BSR says...

You're a little sorry now that you pinned that nerd up against his locker back in freshman year, aren't you. I know. Me too.

eric3579 said:

On my third viewing I actually did tear up a bit.

Classic Game Postmortem: Gauntlet

moonsammy says...

Pfft, Gauntlet: The Third Encounter was clearly the best Gauntlet. You could be a Valkyrie or Wizard, sure. But other options included Android, Punk Rocker, and Nerd.

Self Solving Rubik's Cube

The AMAZING Design of the Parker Solar Probe

Privacy is NO LONGER a Social Norm

Privacy is NO LONGER a Social Norm

ant (Member Profile)

You Know What's Bullshit?! - Wobbly tables (Episode 35)

The Nerd Crew: The Last Jedi FULL REVIEW (SPOILERS!!!)

draebor says...

I love Red Letter Media but the Nerd Crew videos are pretty painful... sarcasm ad nauseum.

When's the next Plinkett review?

Deadpool - Brazil Comic Con Tattoos



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