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"Wny, you'd take us back to the horse and buggy." [PDF], by Murray N. Rothbard, Clichés of Socialism, Number 7, 1962
Related Topic: Socialism
Examines the common cliché that confuses technological advance with changes in morality or political principles
"While no specific technical tool can in any way determine moral principles, the truth is the other way round: in order for even technology to advance, man needs at least a modicum of freedom to experiment, to seek the truth, to discover and develop the creative ideas of the individual. And remember, every new idea must originate in some one individual. Freedom is needed for technological advance ..."
Bundling and unbundling, by Thomas Sowell, 13 Apr 1998
"Microsoft is not the first company to have the government try to second-guess the bundle it is offering for sale. Back in 1956, the government forced Eastman Kodak to stop selling Kodachrome film with the developing included. ... Kodak sold it ... so that they could see that it got done right. But antitrust lawyers forced them to sell the film and processing separately. "

Books

Release 2.0: A Design For Living in the Digital Age
    by Esther Dyson, Oct 1997
Release 2.1: A Design For Living in the Digital Age
    by Esther Dyson, Oct 1998
The Upgraded Edition of Release 2.0
The Half-Life of Policy Rationales: How New Technology Affects Old Policy Issues
    by Daniel B. Klein, Fred E. Foldvary, Cato Institute, 2003