Opening windows with the internet

The internet's free technology raises questions about all the old ways of doing things. It makes communication easier than ever - both inside and outside a company - and it revolutionizes information storage and access. But who will be first against the wall when the changes begin to bite? Felix Salmon investigates how far the net will shake up banking

Joe Banker is feeling old – and he’s only 24. He’s just had a brand-new Sun workstation installed next to his Windows 95 pc and is unsure about what it all means. It’s got one of those clever optical mouse things attached to it. It boasts three buttons. Bill from it was ever so enthusiastic about it in the pub last night. “Functionality,” he explained, “is all about what your machine is capable of doing.

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