Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles.
Interpretation
The Internet is likely to achieve profitability in the future, similar to past innovations that eventually succeeded economically.
Paul Samuelson's quote highlights the inevitability of the Internet reaching a point of profitability, drawing parallels to historical technological advancements such as canals, railroads, and automobiles. These past innovations faced skepticism but ultimately transformed economies and societies, suggesting that the Internet will follow a similar trajectory despite current challenges.
In practice
In a presentation about future market trends, this quote can illustrate the potential of the Internet as an emerging economic force.
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