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In this PC World/IDG News Service column, Ken Banks reflects on IBM’s Thomas Watson Sr. and his scepticism about computing’s future market to frame today’s shift of everyday tools and services online, led by companies such as Google. He considers what this move means for users in the developing world, where personal computer ownership remains low and shared, internet-café-based access — rather than private, mobile-based access — is often the more realistic route online.

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Ken Banks

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