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Re: Napster -- Net Destabilizer?
Author: Brad Pettit Posted: 5/5/2000; 10:27:05 PM Topic: Napster -- Net Destabilizer? Msg #: 17065 (In response to 17004) Prev/Next: 17064 / 17066
It's interesting how this quote from the piece parallels many of the ideas from "The Cathedral and the Bazaar." Perhaps "Cathedral" better describes eBusiness than it does software development.At its core, by independently connecting computers across the Internet, Napster enables the creation of a distributed, disembodied marketplace. This marketplace has no center and no owner, just a shared group of participants. This idea of a decentralized marketplace runs counter to much of the thinking behind many Internet marketplaces both in the consumer and business-to-business sectors.
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