X-Message-Number: 18454 From: Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:29:50 EST Subject: Re: CryoNet #18443 Charles Platt makes a good point about Bell. The same could be said of Edison but these are both 19th century cases. When Bill Gates muscled his way to stardom in the late 20th he did it with somebody else's technology. Did he write any of the code for DOS? I don't know but I doubt it. In any case he was extremely canny about business and the vulnerability of new areas of technology to monopolistic exploitation. So was Edison and so was Bell. They were all thinking about how to CAPITALIZE on their inventions by creating vast networks, enlisitng subscribers, and charging fees. They all wanted to become rich. My point about cryonics service providers is just that. In the long run, the motive power of the empire builders will be vast wealth, not long life. I think that's something we can bank on. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=18454