----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerhard Fiedler" Subject: Re: [OT] Who controls the internet > difficult for US Americans --, or we may see two incompatible systems at > some point in the future... The US versus the rest of the world :) And how many of the European nanny-state economies could withstand loosing a large chunk of the U.S. market? Do you really believe the Asian countries would pass up an opportnity to increase their U.S. market share? It might be realistic if Germany and France were in a little better shape. But their budgets have even bigger problems than the U.S. Of course, many European leaders seem to have a death wish, so it could happen. In the end, it would be a very good thing for the U.S. Whether U.S. leaders have enough vision to recognize that is another question. --McD -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist