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Re:The Internet I Grew Up with Doesn't Exist Anymore by goodroot on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @11:16AM (#48748273)
Yes, crucial omission - and that was 1996!
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Re:The Internet I Grew Up with Doesn't Exist Anymore by StilesCrisis on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @11:20AM (#48748345)
One big difference to note: Quake in 1996 didn't host central infrastructure or have any expectations of recurring revenue. By 2007 things had changed. WOW was built around Blizzard-hosted infra and recurring revenue as central design pillars.
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