Does the iPhone Mean the Internet Will Lose Innovation?
The death of the PC and the rise of the iPhone and other devices could pose grave danger to Internet innovation.
Moderator-Julie: Pre-submitted question: Your book is somewhat utopian -- proposing answers to the Internet's toughest security problems from the goodwill of the community. Wouldn't a capitalistic approach be more likely to succeed?
Jonathan_Zittrain: Many of the book's approaches are capitalistic in the way that Wikipedia is: Wikipedia rises or falls with its popularity in the market, and it even allows anyone, .com or otherwise, to copy all of its contents. So it passes a market test every day. My book has some public policy ideas and recommendations in it, but most of the interventions I suggest are market ones -- whether by software developers or by consumers.
Moderator-Julie: Please remember to join us for our next chats. All of them begin at 2 p.m. ET.
-- Monday, May 5, When it comes to Network Access Control, what's truth and what's fiction with security guru Joel Snyder
-- Thursday, May 15, Open source and its changing role in the enterprise with Stormy Peters
-- Tuesday, June 3, Enterprise Computing Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore, with Deloitte's John Hagel and Eric Openshaw.
Upcoming topics will include how to detect fraudulent network gear, Crimeware and how to stop it - and MANY MORE! If you have an idea for a chat, please e-mail editor Julie Bort.
Jonathan_Zittrain: Thanks so much, everyone. I'll look for comments and Qs in additional venues!
Moderator-Julie: Thank you for being our guest today, Jonathan!





