16 July 2001

Whose hand is that in your pocket? Outstanding editorial by Doc Searls on the Microsoft Hailstorm initiative: The problem here isn't that Hailstorm cuts out competitors, or intermediaries, or anybody else. It's that it cuts out markets. It bypasses the bazaar. It embraces and extends what producerism has succeeded in doing ever since John Wanamaker invented the price tag in the late 1800s. 5:04:09 PM