The Internet used to be an intellectual meeting-house before the Web transformed it into a commercial enterprise. By mid 1996, 70% of all domains were .com addresses, up from 5% in 1993.
Computing is similar to Electriciy in its transformational capability but is also different in many aspects - for example, there is no limit to how cheap services delivered online can get. Utilities to do almost everything - sending emails, instant messaging, internet telephony, finding directions, hosting photos and videos, publishing content - are available online for free.
Even companies can tap into this grid for standard services. In the long run, the IT department is unlikely to survive, at least not in its familiar form.
The Big Switch: Our New Digital Destiny By Nicholas Carr
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