On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 09:49:06 -0000 (UTC) Dan Purgert <d...@djph.net> wrote:
> Joe wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:24:42 -0500 > > John Hasler <jhas...@newsguy.com> wrote: > > > >> tomás writes: > >> > Well, I've succeeded already with a few people moving from > >> > gmail/outlook to posteo.de. Every little bit counts. > >> > >> I'm sure we're losing ground, though. > > > > If we get to the point where the majority dictates what Internet > > facilities the rest may use, we've lost all the ground there is. > > > Isn't that what Facebook, et. al. already do? It's AOL all over again. > > Not quite yet. I can still invent a completely new protocol, send you the details, and we can exchange data over the Net using it. One day, ISPs will pass nothing but http/s. -- Joe