Steve has the resources to outflank the music biz, which is basically so many dead, lawyer-heavy companies looking for a place to fall over. Only caveat: will this be another Macintosh, where the first, best mover winds up in second place... or is Steve experienced enough to pull this one off?
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"This ideology need not look traditionally political. It might seem goofy and eccentric at first... It might take us quite a while to realize that the progenitors... had thought the matter through and were serious about the issues. As time passed, they would find themselves winning some important arguments and attracting serious-minded adherents.

"This political movement is likely to be proglobal and multilaterist. It's unlikely to base itself within a single nation-state, since national governments are severely bottled up and appeals to local patriotism are self-limiting."

Second Superpower seems to fill at least part of the bill of Mr. Sterling's vision... He does have some other thoughts that may not map as nicely, but I was struck by the resonance (and am certainly intrigued by the idea of a 'second superpower'). Wonder if James Moore has read Sterling's book...
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