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Transformed by the Internet: The next four targets

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TechRepublic Member | December 07, 2011

Editor's note
The Internet is far from finished in transforming industries from the bottom up. See the next four targets. Then, read about the Windows 8 app plans for businesses, iPad sales challenged by Kindle Fire and MacBook Air, and IBM mocking Oracle. -Jason

Four industries about to be transformed by the Internet

The Internet has had a powerful democratizing effect on modern society, and it's far from finished in reshaping industries. Here are the next four. Read more

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