From: Boris Kraut <krt@nurfuerspam.de>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 21:26:23 +0200
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Subject: [.plan] Zitat des Tages
Reply-To: Boris Kraut <krt@nurfuerspam.de>

Dieter Bohn:
> Once upon a time, we created interoperable communications standards
> like email, Internet Relay Chat, and hell, HTTP. Now, apparently,
> the only way to create a new way to talk to each other electronically
> is to wait for a big corporation to do it for us. [...] With Hangouts,
> Google is playing the lock-in game too. [...] Right now, every time
> you tap out a message on your phone you're supporting one of three
> possible futures: fragmentation, high SMS prices, or dominance from
> a single corporation. Happy texting.